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IEMbase 0499: LDHA-related lactate dehydrogenase A deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 499
Nosology 3.3.14.01
Gene LDHA
External IDs OMIM:612933; ORPHA:2088
Generated mapping CANDIDATE; MEDIUM; Glycogen_Storage_Disease_Type_I.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets Glycogen_Storage_Disease_Type_I.yaml
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents autosomal recessive LDHA-related lactate dehydrogenase A deficiency as glycogen storage disease type 11. No treatments are listed. Biochemical rows include elevated plasma creatine kinase, decreased muscle and RBC lactate dehydrogenase activity, increased lactate rise in the forearm exercise test, normal-to-increased muscle glycogen, normal ammonia rise in the forearm exercise test, increased plasma lactate, and increased urine myoglobin. Clinical rows include exercise intolerance, muscle cramps, muscle pain, muscle weakness, skin rash, and uterine muscle stiffness in pregnancy.

DisMech phenotype coverage

Glycogen_Storage_Disease_Type_I.yaml is not the correct target. The local GSD I entry models glucose-6-phosphatase system deficiency caused by G6PC1 or SLC37A4, with hepatic/renal fasting hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, hepatomegaly, and GSD Ia/GSD Ib subtypes. It does not model LDHA, lactate dehydrogenase A deficiency, myopathic exercise intolerance, RBC/muscle LDH activity, myoglobinuria, or the pregnancy uterine-stiffness feature.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: false-positive candidate; true LDHA/GSD XI local gap.

The generated candidate is driven by broad glycogen-storage terminology rather than disease identity. IEMbase's source disease is a glycolysis/lactate interconversion defect with muscle and erythrocyte enzyme deficiency, whereas the candidate DisMech entry is a glucose-6-phosphate hydrolysis disorder. The nearby local myopathic GSD entry, Glycogen_Storage_Disease_Type_VII.yaml, captures some shared exercise-intolerance vocabulary but is PFKM/Tarui disease and is not exact coverage.

Curation actions

  • Do not map this record to Glycogen_Storage_Disease_Type_I.yaml.
  • Track LDHA-related lactate dehydrogenase A deficiency / GSD XI as a local curation gap.
  • Preserve IEMbase prompts for RBC and muscle LDH activity, exercise-test lactate/ammonia pattern, myoglobinuria, skin rash, and uterine stiffness in pregnancy for a future exact entry.