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Mild citrullinemia in Caucasians is an allelic variant of argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency (citrullinemia type 1).
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Nov 2003
Häberle Johannes, Pauli Silke, Schmidt Eva, Schulze-Eilfing Barbara, Berning Christoph, Koch Hans Georg
Abstract excerpt
Citrullinemia is caused by either deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS, citrullinemia type 1) or a defect of the SLC25A13 gene encoding a mitochondrial aspartate-glutamate transporter (citrullinemia type II). Citrullinemia type 1-referred to as classical citrullinemia-is characterized by largely elevated concentrations of citrulline, manifesting with acute hyperammonemic crises predominantly early in...
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