| Saccharopinuria | |
|---|---|
| Saccharopine | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | E72.3 |
| ICD-9-CM | 270.7 |
| OMIM | 268700 |
| MeSH | C537218 |
| Orphanet | 3124 |
Saccharopinuria (an excess of saccharopine in the urine), also called saccharopinemia, saccharopine dehydrogenase deficiency or alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde synthase deficiency, is a variant form of hyperlysinemia. It is caused by a partial deficiency of the enzyme saccharopine dehydrogenase, which plays a secondary role in the lysine metabolic pathway. Inheritance is thought to be autosomal recessive, but this cannot be established as individuals affected by saccharopinuria typically have only a 40% reduction in functional enzyme.