Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

Definition

This is a deficiency in the enzyme of the ligase class that catalyzes the (depending on the species) irreversible carboxylation of pyruvate to form oxaloacetate (OAA).

Also indexed as

Nearby in Disorders of pyruvate metabolism

• 5C53.00Pyruvate kinase deficiency
• 5C53.01Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency
• 5C53.02Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified