Molybdenum cofactor deficiency (medical condition): A rare metabolic disorder characterized by excessive levels of xanthine in the urine. It is caused by a deficiency of the enzymes xanthine dehydrogenase (as in xanthinuria type I) and enzyme aldehyde oxidase (as in xanthinuria type II) as well as sulfite oxidase which are needed to metabolize xanthine. The metabolic abnormality causes severe xanthinuria with neurological symptoms. The condition may be an inherited or acquired (due to certain drug therapies) deficiency.
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»Introduction: Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited
»Symptoms of Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited
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Molybdenum cofactor deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Molybdenum cofactor deficiency, or a subtype of Molybdenum cofactor deficiency,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Molybdenum cofactor deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Molybdenum cofactor deficiency: Another name for Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited
»Symptoms of Molybdenum, cofactor deficiency, inherited
Some of the symptoms of Molybdenum cofactor deficiency incude:
Source - NIH
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