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Toes of an infant who could have MoCD Type A
  • This Little Piggy had a seizure shortly after birth…
  • This Little Piggy went to the NICU…
  • This Little Piggy had an important urine test for sulfites…
  • This Little Piggy was diagnosed early with a rare disease called MoCD Type A…
  • This Little Piggy now has a chance of making it all the way home.

Seizures that do not respond to medicine and keep coming back could be caused by a number of conditions, including some that are rare. Molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A is one of those rare diseases. It can be identified early or ruled out with a urine test.1,2

What is MoCD Type A?

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References: 1. Veldman A, Santamaria-Araujo JA, Sollazzo S, et al. Successful treatment of molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A with cPMP. Pediatrics. 2010;125(5):e1249-e1254. 2. Mechler K, Mountford W, Hoffmann G, Ries M. Ultra-orphan diseases: a quantitative analysis of the natural history of molybdenum cofactor deficiency. Genet Med. 2015;17:965-970.