Proline and Hydroxyproline Metabolism Disorders

Disease (OMIM Number)

Defective Proteins or Enzymes

Comments

Hyperprolinemia, type I (239500*)

Proline oxidase (proline dehydrogenase)

Biochemical profile:

Clinical features: Usually benign; hereditary nephritis, nerve deafness

Treatment: None needed

Hyperprolinemia, type II (239510*)

Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase

Biochemical profile:

Clinical features: During childhood, seizures, intellectual disability

During adulthood, benign

Treatment: None needed

Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase deficiency (138250*)

Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase

Biochemical profile:

Clinical features: Hyperammonemia, cataracts, intellectual disability, joint laxity

Treatment: Avoidance of fasting

Hyperhydroxyprolinemia (237000*)

4-Hydroxyproline oxidase

Biochemical profile: Hydroxyprolinemia

Clinical features: Disease association not proven

Treatment: None needed

Prolidase deficiency (170100*)

Prolidase

Biochemical profile: Amino acid profile normal in unhydrolyzed urine, but excessive proline and hydroxyproline in acid-hydrolyzed urine

Clinical features: Skin ulcers, frequent infections, dysmorphic features, immunodeficiency, intellectual disability, chronic lung disease

Treatment:

* For complete gene, molecular, and chromosomal location information, see the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database.