Carnosinase deficiency

Carnosinemia is a very rare inherited disorder that presents with serum carnosinase deficiency.

Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy is a general term for any disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The main clinical features used to classify peripheral neuropathy are distribution, type (mainly demyelinating versus mainly axonal), duration, and course.


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7375183
MALE Child
Carnosinase deficiency: a new variant with high residual activity.
Fleisher LD, Rassin DK, Wisniewski K, Salwen HR.
Pediatr Res. 1980;14(4 Pt 1):269-71.
Plasma carnosinase deficiency was discovered in a 12-yr-old male with profound mental retardation, severe athetoid spastic quadriparesis, optic atrophy, sensory peripheral neuropathy, and suprabulbar signs.