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ORPHA:79172Clinical group
Also called CCDS · CDS · Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome
What it is
Creatine deficiency syndrome (CDS) comprises a group of inborn errors of creatine metabolism, characterized by a global developmental delay, intellectual disability and associated neurological (seizures, movement disorders, myopathy) and behavioral manifestions. CDS includes two creatine biosynthesis disorders; guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency and L- Arginine: glycine amidinotransferase deficiency, as well as X-linked creatine transporter deficiency.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, X-linked recessive
- Classified as
- Clinical group
Genes reported in subtypes
Orphanet records these genes on 3 more specific entries under this disorder, not on this entry itself:
A well-studied disease is usually split into subtypes, and the gene is curated on whichever one the evidence belongs to. Open a subtype to see which gene goes with it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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