DISEASE: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency
Entry
H01981 Disease
Name
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency
Supergrp
Disorders of mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation [DS:H00525] Secondary hyperammonemia [DS:H01400] Mitochondrial disease [DS:H01427] Disorders of carnitine transport and the carnitine cycle [DS:H02596]
Description
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. CPT1 controls the import of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria. Defects in the liver isoform of CPT1 (CPT1A) present with recurrent attacks of fasting hypoketotic hypoglycemia.
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C52 Inborn errors of lipid metabolism
H01981 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Lipid/glycolipid metabolism
nt06020 beta-Oxidation in mitochondria
H01981 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency