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Application of mutation analysis for the previously uncertain cases of adult-onset type II citrullinemia (CTLN2) and their clinical profiles.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Oct 2002
Tanaka Toju, Nagao Masayoshi, Tsutsumi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Type II citrullinemia (CTLN2) is characterized by a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) in the liver. Mutation analysis of the SLC25A13 gene, which is responsible for CTLN2, provides a rapid and accurate diagnosis. We describe clinical, biochemical and histologic features of two patients, whose diagnosis was finally made by mutation analysis. They initially presented with symptoms related to...
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