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IEMbase 0221: PDHB-related Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 221
Nosology 5.1.02.01
Gene PDHB
External IDs OMIM:179060
Generated mapping MAPPED; Pyruvate_Dehydrogenase_Deficiency.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets Pyruvate_Dehydrogenase_Deficiency.yaml#E1-beta deficiency
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents this as PDHB-related pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta deficiency, with alternate label PDH. The record is autosomal recessive and treatability is marked unknown, though treatment rows list thiamine and ketogenic diet.

The biochemical rows mirror PDH deficiency generally: increased alanine, lactate, lactate/pyruvate ratio, pyruvate, and ketones, with normal glucose. Clinical rows include corpus-callosum agenesis or hypogenesis, developmental delay, failure to thrive, hypotonia, lactic acidosis, Leigh syndrome, microcephaly, and pyramidal signs.

DisMech phenotype coverage

Pyruvate_Dehydrogenase_Deficiency.yaml is the correct target, with subtype resolution to E1-beta deficiency. The local entry explicitly covers the rare autosomal recessive PDHB subtype, reduced PDH complex activity, lactate and pyruvate accumulation, lactic acidosis, cerebral energy failure, neurodevelopmental delay, hypotonia, seizures/movement disorders, corpus-callosum and brain MRI abnormalities, microcephaly, ketogenic diet, thiamine, biochemical testing, enzyme assay, and molecular testing.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: correct mapped target, with subtype resolution needed.

IEMbase and DisMech agree on PDHB/E1-beta identity, autosomal recessive inheritance, PDH biochemical abnormalities, lactic acidosis, developmental delay, failure to thrive, hypotonia, Leigh-spectrum disease, microcephaly, and pyramidal/CNS involvement. IEMbase adds explicit corpus-callosum hypogenesis as a row, while DisMech is richer for mechanism and diagnostic/treatment context.

Curation actions

  • Keep the record mapped to Pyruvate_Dehydrogenase_Deficiency.yaml.
  • Prefer subtype resolution to Pyruvate_Dehydrogenase_Deficiency.yaml#E1-beta deficiency.
  • Consider adding or checking corpus-callosum hypogenesis terminology if the PDHB subtype is later enriched.