Sulfite oxidase deficiency (SOD) is a disorder, an autosomal recessive disease. In classic SOD, it is usually identified a few days after the birth of an affected individual, and is recognizable through characteristic dysmorphic features, seizures, and other signs of progressive encephalopathy. Patients also have ocular lenses that are dislocated, and usually die within a few months of being born. In late- onset SOD, the disorder is identified only in the later months, usually 6-18 months, of the child’s life by a delay or regression of neurological progress. This disorder is very rare, but the actual prevalence is not known. It can be diagnosed through a sulfite test strip in urine or by a skin fibroblast culture, which will indicate an absence of sulfite oxidase.

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