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Malonyl-CoA Decarboxylase Deficiency

OMIM number: 248360

Comments closing date: 09/10/2026

Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MLYCD) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited metabolic
defect due to the deficiency of malonyl-CoA decarboxylase. The characteristic phenotype is variable, but may include developmental delay in early childhood, seizures, hypotonia, diarrhoea, vomiting, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, ketosis, abnormal urinary compounds, lactic acidemia, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.