Inborn errors of metabolism
MONDO:0019052An inherited disorder resulting from an enzyme defect in biochemical and metabolic pathways affecting proteins, fats, carbohydrates metabolism or organelle function.
Also known as: congenital metabolic disorder, congenital metabolism disorder, hereditary metabolic disease, inborn disorders of metabolism, inborn error of metabolism, inborn errors of metabolism, inborn metabolic disorder, inherited disorder of metabolism
2231 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 48 tagged with Inborn errors of metabolism itself.
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Inherited lipid metabolism disorder 201 trials · 644 incl. sub-types
29 sub-types
- Lysosomal lipid storage disorder 2 trials · 192 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Familial hyperlipidemia 8 trials · 130 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Syndromic dyslipidemia 0 trials · 73 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Sterol metabolism disorder 0 trials · 60 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Steroid inherited metabolic disorder 0 trials · 39 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inherited fatty acid metabolism disorder 7 trials · 21 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of phospholipids, sphingolipids and fatty acids biosynthesis 0 trials · 15 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hypolipoproteinemia 2 trials · 7 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Glucocorticoid resistance 3 trials
- Mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency 3 trials Sub-types →
- Vitamin D hydroxylation-deficient rickets, type 1B 3 trials
- 46,XY disorder of sex development due to 5-alpha-reductase 2 deficiency 2 trials
- CYP7B1-related disorder of oxysterol accumulation 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of plasmalogens biosynthesis 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of sphingolipid biosynthesis 1 trial
- Inborn disorder of ketolysis 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Corticosterone methyloxidase type 1 deficiency 0 trials
- Cortisone reductase deficiency 0 trials Sub-types →
- Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 55 0 trials
- Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 77 0 trials
- Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 80 0 trials
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect 15 0 trials
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect 16 0 trials
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect 17 0 trials
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis defect 18 0 trials
- Inborn disorder of glycosphingolipid and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor glycosylation 0 trials Sub-types →
- Lipoid proteinosis 0 trials
- Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and cerebellar atrophy, with or without seizures 0 trials
- Pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase deficiency 0 trials Sub-types →
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Inborn carbohydrate metabolic disorder 3 trials · 370 incl. sub-types
18 sub-types
- Disorder of carbohydrate transmembrane transport and absorption 0 trials · 162 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of glycogen metabolism 15 trials · 69 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Mucopolysaccharidosis 14 trials · 62 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of glycolysis 1 trial · 27 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Primary hyperoxaluria 13 trials · 17 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia 2 trials · 14 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Oligosaccharidosis 0 trials · 11 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Lactose intolerance 9 trials · 10 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- G6PD deficiency 6 trials Sub-types →
- GLUT1 deficiency syndrome 4 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of galactose metabolism 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of galactose and fructose metabolism 0 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency 2 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Multiple carboxylase deficiency 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Congenital disorder of deglycosylation 1 2 trials
- Disorder of fructose metabolism 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of gluconeogenesis 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorders of pentose/polyol metabolism 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome 302 trials · 359 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Metabolic syndrome X 340 trials
- LIPE-related familial partial lipodystrophy 0 trials
- Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome 3 0 trials
- Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome 4 0 trials
- Abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome quantitative trait locus 2 0 trials
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Lysosomal storage disease 38 trials · 303 incl. sub-types
11 sub-types
- Lysosomal lipid storage disorder 2 trials · 192 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Mucopolysaccharidosis 14 trials · 62 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Lysosomal glycogen storage disease 0 trials · 45 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of lysosomal amino acid transport 0 trials · 15 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Glycoproteinosis 0 trials · 14 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 1 trial · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of sialic acid metabolism 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Glycoprotein storage disease 0 trials
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia 48 0 trials
- Lysosomal acid phosphatase deficiency 0 trials
- Pycnodysostosis 0 trials
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Inborn disorder of energy metabolism 2 trials · 235 incl. sub-types
6 sub-types
- Inborn mitochondrial metabolism disorder 59 trials · 127 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of glycogen metabolism 15 trials · 69 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Pyruvate metabolism disorder 0 trials · 31 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of fatty acid and ketone body metabolism 3 trials · 19 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome 0 trials · 6 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Tricarboxylic acid cycle disorder 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Inborn disorder of amino acid and other organic acid metabolism 0 trials · 225 incl. sub-types
13 sub-types
- Inborn disorder of amino acid metabolism 6 trials · 159 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Pyruvate metabolism disorder 0 trials · 31 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inherited fatty acid metabolism disorder 7 trials · 21 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of melanin metabolism 0 trials · 15 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of bile acid synthesis 2 trials · 12 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of methionine cycle and sulfur amino acid metabolism 0 trials · 11 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of ornithine or proline metabolism 0 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn error of biotin metabolism 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of serine family metabolism 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of the gamma-glutamyl cycle 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of beta and omega amino acid metabolism 0 trials Sub-types →
- Disorder of glutamine metabolism 0 trials Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism 0 trials Sub-types →
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Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia 136 trials
2 sub-types
- Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom, 1 2 trials
- Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom, 2 0 trials
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DNA repair disease 13 trials · 105 incl. sub-types
16 sub-types
- Fanconi anemia 29 trials · 42 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Mismatch repair cancer syndrome 5 trials · 36 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cockayne syndrome 6 trials Sub-types →
- Xeroderma pigmentosum 4 trials · 6 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Severe combined immunodeficiency due to DCLRE1C deficiency 3 trials
- Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis 2 trials
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive, with axonal neuropathy 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- COFS syndrome 1 trial Sub-types →
- Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 trial
- Nijmegen breakage syndrome-like disorder 0 trials
- UV-sensitive syndrome 0 trials Sub-types →
- Ataxia and polyneuropathy, adult-onset 0 trials
- Ataxia, early-onset, with oculomotor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia 0 trials
- Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 1 0 trials
- Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 2 0 trials
- Photosensitive trichothiodystrophy 0 trials Sub-types →
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Hereditary amyloidosis 19 trials · 79 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Familial amyloid neuropathy 52 trials · 54 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy 16 trials · 17 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- APP-related brain and vascular amyloidosis 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Familial primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis 1 trial Sub-types →
- Finnish type amyloidosis 0 trials
- ITM2B amyloidosis 0 trials Sub-types →
- Familial visceral amyloidosis 0 trials Sub-types →
- Pulmonary amyloidosis 0 trials
- Variant ABeta2M amyloidosis 0 trials
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Inborn disorder of porphyrin metabolism 0 trials · 63 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Inborn disorder of bilirubin metabolism 0 trials · 39 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inherited porphyria 0 trials · 24 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- X-linked sideroblastic anemia 1 0 trials
- Heme oxygenase 1 deficiency 0 trials
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Mucopolysaccharidosis or mucopolysaccharidosis-like disorder 0 trials · 62 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Mucopolysaccharidosis 14 trials · 62 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Mucopolysaccharidosis-plus syndrome 0 trials
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Inborn metal metabolism disorder 1 trial · 60 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Wilson disease 31 trials
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism 8 trials · 9 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hereditary hemochromatosis 8 trials Sub-types →
- Menkes disease 5 trials
- Familial primary hypomagnesemia 5 trials Sub-types →
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica 2 trials
- Atransferrinemia 1 trial
- Familial periodic paralysis 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Sulfite oxidase deficiency due to molybdenum cofactor deficiency 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Disorder of metabolite absorption and transport 0 trials · 59 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Disorder of mineral absorption and transport 0 trials · 50 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of vitamin and non-protein cofactor absorption and transport 0 trials · 10 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Maternal riboflavin deficiency 0 trials
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Inborn disorder of purine or pyrimidine metabolism 1 trial · 50 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Disorder of glycolysis 1 trial · 27 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of purine metabolism 0 trials · 14 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of pyrimidine metabolism 0 trials · 11 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase deficiency 0 trials
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Plasma protein metabolism disease 0 trials · 47 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency 44 trials
- Monoclonal paraproteinemia disease 2 trials
- Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia 1 trial
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Peroxisomal disease 2 trials · 38 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Peroxisomal single enzyme/protein defect 0 trials · 35 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4 trials · 8 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- CADDS 0 trials
- Disorder of defective peroxisomal and mitochondrial fission 0 trials Sub-types →
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Congenital disorder of glycosylation 7 trials · 36 incl. sub-types
25 sub-types
- Disorder of protein O-glycosylation 0 trials · 13 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of multiple glycosylation 0 trials · 9 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type I 0 trials · 7 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of protein N-glycosylation 0 trials · 7 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type II 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2P 1 trial
- A4GALT-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials
- ALG10-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials
- ALG14-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials Sub-types →
- B3GALT6-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials Sub-types →
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, musculocontractural type 0 trials Sub-types →
- FAM20B-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials
- Larsen-like syndrome, B3GAT3 type 0 trials
- SLC10A7-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials
- XYLT1-congenital disorder of glycosylation 0 trials
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation syndrome type 4 0 trials
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation with defective fucosylation 0 trials Sub-types →
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type 1DD 0 trials
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Ibb 0 trials
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type Iw, autosomal dominant 0 trials
- Congenital muscular dystrophy with intellectual disability 0 trials
- Inborn disorder of glycosphingolipid and glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor glycosylation 0 trials Sub-types →
- Progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 3 0 trials
- Seizures-scoliosis-macrocephaly syndrome 0 trials
- Temtamy preaxial brachydactyly syndrome 0 trials
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Monogenic diabetes 9 trials · 24 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Maturity-onset diabetes of the young 8 trials · 13 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Neonatal diabetes mellitus 3 trials · 6 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Glycoprotein metabolism disease 1 trial · 23 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Disorder of protein O-glycosylation 0 trials · 13 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of protein N-glycosylation 0 trials · 7 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Congenital disorder of deglycosylation 1 2 trials
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Hereditary lipodystrophy 2 trials · 17 incl. sub-types
11 sub-types
- Familial partial lipodystrophy 13 trials · 14 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Congenital generalized lipodystrophy 2 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Keppen-Lubinsky syndrome 0 trials
- SHORT syndrome 0 trials
- Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome 0 trials
- Lipoatrophy with diabetes, leukomelanodermic papules, liver steatosis, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 0 trials
- Lipodystrophy due to peptidic growth factors deficiency 0 trials
- Lipodystrophy-intellectual disability-deafness syndrome 0 trials
- Mandibuloacral dysplasia 0 trials Sub-types →
- Severe neurodegenerative syndrome with lipodystrophy 0 trials
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Familial intrahepatic cholestasis 1 trial · 17 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis 16 trials · 17 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis 2 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cholestasis, intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 1 0 trials
- Cholestasis, intrahepatic, of pregnancy, 3 0 trials
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Disorder of lysosomal-related organelles 0 trials · 17 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
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Hypophosphatasia 13 trials
8 sub-types
- ALPL-related autosomal dominant hypophosphatasia 0 trials Sub-types →
- ALPL-related autosomal recessive hypophosphatasia 0 trials Sub-types →
- Adult hypophosphatasia 0 trials
- Childhood hypophosphatasia 0 trials
- Infantile hypophosphatasia 0 trials
- Moderate hypophosphatasia 0 trials
- Odontohypophosphatasia 0 trials
- Prenatal benign hypophosphatasia 0 trials
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Familial hypoparathyroidism 0 trials · 10 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia 9 trials · 10 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hypoparathyroidism, familial isolated 1 0 trials Sub-types →
- Hypoparathyroidism, familial isolated, 2 0 trials
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Inborn disorder of biogenic amine metabolism and transport 0 trials · 10 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- Inborn disorder of neurotransmitter metabolism and transport 0 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of pyridoxine metabolism 0 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Metabolic disease involving other neurotransmitter deficiency 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 1 trial · 8 incl. sub-types
14 sub-types
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5 4 trials
- Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration 4 trials Sub-types →
- PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration 1 trial Sub-types →
- Kufor-Rakeb syndrome 0 trials Sub-types →
- Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome 0 trials
- Aceruloplasminemia 0 trials
- Early-onset progressive encephalopathy-spastic ataxia-distal spinal muscular atrophy syndrome 0 trials
- Fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration 0 trials
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 4 0 trials
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6 0 trials
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 7 0 trials
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 8 0 trials
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 9 0 trials
- Neuroferritinopathy 0 trials
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Inherited thyroid metabolism disease 0 trials · 8 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Familial thyroid dyshormonogenesis 1 trial · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Thyroid hormone resistance syndrome 3 trials · 4 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Inborn vitamin metabolic disorder 0 trials · 7 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Disorders of vitamin D metabolism 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of cobalamin metabolism and transport 1 trial · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cerebral folate deficiency 1 trial
- Familial isolated deficiency of vitamin E 1 trial
- Neurodegenerative syndrome due to cerebral folate transport deficiency 1 trial
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Inborn aminoacylase deficiency 0 trials · 6 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Canavan disease 6 trials Sub-types →
- Aminoacylase 1 deficiency 0 trials
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Disorder of peptide and amine metabolism 0 trials · 4 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Disorder of methylamine metabolism 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Disorder of polyamine metabolism 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inherited glutathione metabolism disease 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Inborn disorder of peptide metabolism 0 trials Sub-types →
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Diastrophic dysplasia 2 trials
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Hypercalcemia, infantile 2 trials
2 sub-types
- Hypercalcemia, infantile, 1 0 trials
- Hypercalcemia, infantile, 2 0 trials
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Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, primary, 1 2 trials
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Congenital disorder of deglycosylation 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Fish eye disease 1 trial
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2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
- D,L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 1 trial
- D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 0 trials Sub-types →
- L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 0 trials
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Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
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Hereditary recurrent myoglobinuria 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Thiopurine metabolic disease 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
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4-hydroxyphenylacetic aciduria 0 trials
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5-nucleotidase syndrome 0 trials
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APO A-i deficiency 0 trials
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3 sub-types
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Lane Hamilton syndrome 0 trials
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NAD(P)HX dehydratase deficiency 0 trials
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3 sub-types
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Achondrogenesis type IB 0 trials
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Apolipoprotein c-III deficiency 0 trials
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Aromatase excess syndrome 0 trials
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Atelosteogenesis type II 0 trials
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Autosomal dominant myoglobinuria 0 trials
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Chondrocalcinosis 2 0 trials
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Defective apolipoprotein b-100 0 trials
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Ferro-cerebro-cutaneous syndrome 0 trials
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Gluthathione peroxidase deficiency 0 trials
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Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 4 0 trials
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Hypermanganesemia with dystonia 0 trials
2 sub-types
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Hypertriglyceridemia 1 0 trials
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Hypertriglyceridemia 2 0 trials
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Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, primary, 2 0 trials
1 sub-type
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2 sub-types
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Inborn glycerol kinase deficiency 0 trials
3 sub-types
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Inherited threoninemia 0 trials
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Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia type 4 0 trials
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Striatonigral degeneration 0 trials
3 sub-types
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Uridine-cytidineuria 0 trials
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Weinstein kliman scully syndrome 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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New chemo combo may lower death risk in child stem cell transplants
Disease control CompletedThis study tested two different chemotherapy drugs (Treosulfan and Busulfan) given before a stem cell transplant in 106 children with serious non-cancer diseases like immune disorders, metabolic diseases, blood disorders, and bone marrow failure. The goal was to see which drug le…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: medac GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New metabolomic test could spot rare metabolic diseases faster
Diagnosis CompletedThis study tested a new method called global metabolomic profiling to diagnose inborn errors of metabolism, a group of rare genetic disorders. Researchers compared this approach to traditional testing in 240 participants. The goal was to see if the new method could more accuratel…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Study explores how family and friends impact caregiver health
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis completed study looked at how the social networks of caregivers affect their stress and health when caring for someone with an inherited disease. Researchers surveyed over 680 participants, including family members and formal caregivers, to understand caregiving burden and s…
Sponsor: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New registry tracks pregnancy in women with rare metabolic diseases
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study created a registry of medical records from women with inborn errors of metabolism—rare conditions that affect how the body turns food into energy. Researchers collected data from past or current pregnancies and followed babies for one year after birth. The goal was to …
Sponsor: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Rare fat disorder gene hunt: just 2 patients could unlock answers
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked for a new gene that causes hereditary lipodystrophy, a rare disease where people lose body fat and often develop diabetes and heart problems. Researchers studied DNA and cells from 2 patients who had the disease but no known genetic cause. The goal was to find t…
Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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Scientists hunt for missing genetic clues in mystery diseases
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study aimed to find new genetic changes that might cause inherited diseases, especially in people who already have a diagnosis but whose genetic tests were not clear. Researchers studied 56 patients and their family members to look for hidden variants in parts of the DNA tha…
Sponsor: Duke University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC