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A novel stop codon mutation (X465Y) in the argininosuccinate lyase gene in a patient with argininosuccinic aciduria.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Oct 2002
Tanaka Toju, Nagao Masayoshi, Mori Toshihiko, Tsutsumi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) deficiency (McKusick 207900) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting the urea cycle. The cardinal symptom in the neonatal form is progressive hyperammonemia, which is often life-threatening. However, clinical symptoms in the late onset form are quite heterogeneous. As well as measurement of ASL activity, analysis of the ASL gene is necessary to clarify the genetic basis of...
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