Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of methylmalonic acidaemia and propionic acidaemia: First revision.

ABSTRACT: Isolated methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA) and propionic acidaemia (PA) are rare inherited metabolic diseases. Six years ago, a detailed evaluation of the available evidence on diagnosis and management of these disorders has been published for the first time. The article received considerable attention, illustrating the importance of an expert panel to evaluate and compile recommendations to guide rare disease patient care. Since that time, a growing body of evidence on transplant outcomes in MMA and PA patients and use of precursor free amino acid mixtures allows for updates of the guidelines. In this article, we aim to incorporate this newly published knowledge and provide a revised version of the guidelines. The analysis was performed by a panel of multidisciplinary health care experts, who

SUBMITTER: Forny P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252715 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature