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3-Methylglutaconic aciduria (MGA) is used to describe at least five disorders that impair the body’s ability to make energy in the mitochondria. As a result of this impairment 3-methylglutaconic acid and 3-methylglutaric acid build up and can be detected in the urine.3-Methylglutaconic acid is classified as an organic acid. The double carboxylic acid functions are the principal cause of the strength of this acid.
