PEPCK2 (medical condition): A rare inherited disorder where deficiency of an enzyme (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase-2) prevents fats and proteins being turned into glucose which causes various problems. In type 2 the deficiency occurs in the mitochondrial part of the cell which is the energy conversion organelle in the cell.
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PEPCK 2 deficiency:
»Introduction: PEPCK 2 deficiency
»Symptoms of PEPCK 2 deficiency
PEPCK2 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that PEPCK2, or a subtype of PEPCK2,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
PEPCK2: Another name for PEPCK 2 deficiency (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: PEPCK 2 deficiency
»Symptoms of PEPCK 2 deficiency
Some of the symptoms of PEPCK2 incude:
Read more about symptoms of PEPCK2 (PEPCK 2 deficiency)
These medical disease topics may be related to PEPCK2:
Source - NIH
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