We received a phone call from our children's pediatrician telling us that Damian's newborn screening had come back abnormal for 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, or 3MCC.
What does MCC stand for?
MCC stands for 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase
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Elevations in C5-OH acylcarnitine are indicative of a variety of pathologies, including 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, and have frequently resulted in a diagnosis of this deficiency in the mother rather than in the newborn (5).
However, this procedure lacks specificity and is labor-intensive because of the need to purify the coupling enzyme, 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (EC 6.
[beta]-KETOTHIOLASE, 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA LYASE (HMG), AND 3-METHYLCROTONYL-COA CARBOXYLASE (MCC) DEFICIENCY AND MCD 3-Hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine (C5OH) or its isomers is a primary or secondary marker for these four disorders.