Aminoacylase 1 deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by accumulation of N-acetyl amino acids in the urine. In affected individuals neurological findings such as febrile seizures, delay of psychomotor development and moderate mental retardation have been reported.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C50 Inborn errors of amino acid or other organic acid metabolism
H01146 Aminoacylase 1 deficiency
Aminoacylase 2, also known as aspartoacylase (ASPA) hydrolyzes specifically N-acetyl-L-aspartate. ASPA deficiency causes spongy degeneration of the brain known as Canavan disease [DS:H00074]
Sass JO, Mohr V, Olbrich H, Engelke U, Horvath J, Fliegauf M, Loges NT, Schweitzer-Krantz S, Moebus R, Weiler P, Kispert A, Superti-Furga A, Wevers RA, Omran H
Title
Mutations in ACY1, the gene encoding aminoacylase 1, cause a novel inborn error of metabolism.
