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L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency: Research Summary
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5 Most Recent Research Articles
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Epilepsy expands the phenotype of L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency.
Ferretti Alessandro et al., Epilepsia (1 November 2025)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40674085/
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Teaching NeuroImage: A 6-Month-Old Boy With Arginine-Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency.
Duan Jun, Neurology (10 June 2025)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40397838/
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Focal epilepsy with sensory seizures associated with arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency: A clinical and advanced magnetic resonance imaging study.
Fortunato Francesco et al., Epilepsia (5 May 2025)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40323733/
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Homoarginine- and Creatine-Dependent Gene Regulation in Murine Brains with l-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency.
Jensen Märit et al., International journal of molecular sciences (9 March 2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32182846/
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Benefits and drawbacks of guanidinoacetic acid as a possible treatment to replenish cerebral creatine in AGAT deficiency.
Ostojic Sergej M, Nutritional neuroscience (1 May 2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28971744/
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L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency
L-Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency is a very rare inherited condition in which the body cannot make enough creatine, a substance the brain and muscles need for energy. Children usually show delayed development, limited speech and low muscle tone. Treatment with oral creatine supplements can improve symptoms, especially when started early, and is continued lifelong alongside developmental support.
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L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency is very rare and little research has been published, so this page includes research from every year, including case reports about individual patients. Case reports are marked, and describe one person's experience rather than tested results.
Most Recent Research
OBJECTIVE: L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting creatine biosynthesis, leading to developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, and myopathy. Unlike other creatine deficiency disorders, its link to epilepsy remains uncertain. This study presents the first reported epilepsy cases in AGAT deficiency, analyzing seizure patterns and response to creatine monohydrate supplementation. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed two AGAT-deficient probands identified through a national collaboration. Biochemical assessments of creatine and guanidinoacetate (GAA) levels in plasma and urine were performed using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography methods. Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy was conducted to evaluate cerebral creatine levels pre- and postsupplementation. RESULTS: Both probands carried the homozygous c.446G>A, p.(Trp149Ter) mutation in GATM, classified as pathogenic. The first, diagnosed at birth and treated with creatine from 4 months, had normal psychomotor development but developed focal epilepsy at 6 years, controlled with carbamazepine. The second, diagnosed at 5 years, presented with psychomotor delay, behavioral disturbances, and nocturnal seizures with unknown origin from age 4 years, later developing focal tonic seizures while awake. Initially the proband was unresponsive to carbamazepine; seizure control was achieved with valproate and lacosamide. Definitive conclusions on the role of creatine supplementation in epilepsy associated with AGAT deficiency cannot be drawn, as it was not modified after seizure onset in the first proband and introduced only after seizure control in the second. SIGNIFICANCE: This study presents the first cases of epilepsy in AGAT deficiency, suggesting its prevalence may be underestimated. AGAT-related epilepsy appears to be part of the associated developmental encephalopathy, with focal seizures and minimal impact on psychomotor development. In AGAT deficiency, epilepsy is not linked to GAA accumulation as in other creatine deficiency disorders but rather to low brain creatine levels, which may affect γ-aminobutyric acidergic neurotransmission and seizure thresholds. The role of creatine supplementation in seizure control warrants further investigation.
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What is L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency?
L-Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency is a very rare inherited condition in which the body cannot make enough creatine, a substance the brain and muscles need for energy. Children usually show delayed development, limited speech and low muscle tone. Treatment with oral creatine supplements can improve symptoms, especially when started early, and is continued lifelong alongside developmental support.
How many clinical trials are available for L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency?
No clinical trials are currently indexed for L-Arginine:Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency. This may change as new trials are registered. Check back regularly or visit ClinicalTrials.gov directly.
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