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IEMbase 0671: CRAT-related carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 671
Nosology 4.1.08.01
Nosology code IEM1167
Gene CRAT
External IDs OMIM:606175
Generated mapping UNMAPPED; best candidate Carnitine_Palmitoyltransferase_II_Deficiency.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets No exact CRAT target identified
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents CRAT-related carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency.

The record is clinical-only in this cached extract. Childhood features include ataxia, consciousness disturbance, hypotonia, intellectual disability, and oculomotor apraxia.

DisMech phenotype coverage

No exact CRAT or carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency target was identified.

Carnitine_Palmitoyltransferase_II_Deficiency.yaml is a false target despite the carnitine-related name. It models CPT2 long-chain fatty-acid oxidation and the carnitine shuttle, including myopathic and severe neonatal/infantile CPT II phenotypes. CRAT is a carnitine acetyltransferase/acetyl-CoA handling disorder with a neurodevelopmental signal in IEMbase, not CPT II deficiency.

Carnitine_Palmitoyltransferase_1A_Deficiency.yaml contains only broad CPT1 isoform and population-genetics mentions that include CRAT; it is not disease coverage for CRAT deficiency.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: true local gap.

The IEMbase phenotype package is neurologic and childhood-onset, with ataxia, oculomotor apraxia, consciousness disturbance, hypotonia, and intellectual disability. Existing CPT1A/CPT2 files should not be stretched to cover this record.

Curation actions

  • Add a dedicated CRAT/carnitine acetyltransferase deficiency target if curated.
  • Reject CPT II deficiency as exact coverage.
  • Preserve ataxia and oculomotor apraxia as discriminating neurologic prompts.
  • Source-review inheritance and biochemical markers before any KB import, since the cached IEMbase row has limited biochemical detail.