Sarcosinemia

Sarcosinemia
Synonyms	Sarcosine dehydrogenase complex deficiency
Sarcosine
Classification and external resources
Specialty	endocrinology
ICD-10	E72.5
ICD-9-CM	270.8
OMIM	268900
DiseasesDB	29841
MeSH	C537236
Orphanet	3129
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Sarcosinemia (SAR), also called hypersarcosinemia and SARDH deficiency, is a rare autosomal recessivemetabolic disorder characterized by an increased concentration of sarcosine in blood plasma and urine ("sarcosinuria"). It can result from an inborn error of sarcosine metabolism, or from severe folate deficiency related to the folate requirement for the conversion of sarcosine to glycine. It is thought to be a relatively benign condition.

Sarcosinemia is thought to be caused by a mutation in the sarcosine dehydrogenase (SARDH) gene, which is located at human chromosome 9q34.

The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, which means the defective gene responsible for the disorder is located on an autosome (chromosome 9 is an autosome), and two copies of the defective gene (one inherited from each parent) are required in order to be born with the disorder. The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder both carry one copy of the defective gene, but usually do not experience any signs or symptoms of the disorder.

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