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A Prospective Study of Pediatric Participants up to 16 Years of Age With Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) Due to Mutations in the MMUT Gene
Sponsor: Genespire Srl
Summary
Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) is a severe and rare condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. In people with MMA, the body is missing or has a very low activity of a specific protein (an enzyme called methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MMUT)) needed to break down certain proteins and fats in everyday food. Because this process does not work properly, a harmful substance called methylmalonic acid builds up in the blood and tissues, causing damage in the body. Most people with MMA have an altered MMUT gene, which affects the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase. MMA often appears in infancy or early childhood, but some people are diagnosed later. MMA affects approximately 1 in every 100,000 babies born and primarily impacts the liver, brain and kidneys. MMA poses significant challenges as it can result in complications such as dangerous acid levels in the blood, problems with the brain and nerves, visions problems, problems with how the pancreas, liver, and the kidneys work, as well as growth and development delays. The main purpose of this observational study that tracks how the disease develops over time is to gather necessary data and evidence to confirm which signs in the body and blood test results can reliably show disease activity related to MMA. These confirmed signs and blood test results will be used for future research into developing new treatments for MMA. The data will be collected from participants with severe symptoms with and without liver transplant.
Official title: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational, Multi-centre Study of Pediatric Participants up to 16 Years of Age With Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase Deficiency Caused by Mutations in the MMUT Gene That Results in a Diagnosis of Isolated Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 16 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2026-05
Completion Date
2030-05
Last Updated
2026-02-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (8)
CHOP (Children's hospital of Philadelphia)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UPMC (Children's hospital of Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
OSR_San Raffaele
Milan, Italy
OBGP (Bambino Gesu Ospedale Pediatrico)
Roma, Italy
SJD_San Joan de Deù Children's Hospital
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
GOSH NHS (Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children)
London, United Kingdom
Royal Manchester Children Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom