Acute fatty liver of pregnancy and neonatal long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency

Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;168(1):103-6. doi: 10.1007/s00431-008-0696-z. Epub 2008 Apr 12.

Abstract

Here we report a 7-month-old girl with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency with hypoketotic hypoglycemia; the mother had a history of acute fatty liver in a previous pregnancy leading to fetal death at 34 weeks of gestation. The misense mutation 1528G > C was detected in both alleles in the proband and in one allele in both parents. We emphasize that screening for fatty acid oxidation disorders and specifically LCHAD deficiency should be performed in newborns from mothers with hepatic complications during pregnancy such as acute fatty liver of pregnancy or severe or recurrent HELLP syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases / deficiency*
  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases / genetics*
  • Acute Disease
  • Alleles
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Fatty Liver / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression / genetics
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / diagnosis*
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / genetics
  • Metabolism, Inborn Errors / therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases