| A very rare inborn error of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation with characteristics of variable manifestations ranging from asymptomatic individuals to those with failure to thrive, hypotonia, seizures, developmental delay and progressive myopathy. In affected individuals manifestations include seizures, developmental delay (delayed sitting/walking and/or speech/social interaction), failure to grow with poor feeding and usually muscle weakness and hypotonia. Caused by mutations in the acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, C-2 to C-3 short chain ACADS gene (12q24.31) along with additional as yet unidentified precipitating factors. Inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. |
