HMG-CoA synthase deficiency
HMG-CoA synthase deficiency
Metabolic disease A condition caused by a congenital defect in mitochondrial HMG-CoA synthase, resulting in a poor tolerance to fasting, which may evoke hypoketosis–since HMG-CoA is pivotal in the control of ketogenesis Management Prevent fasting. See HMG-CoA synthase.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.