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Homozygous SLC25A13 mutation in a Taiwanese patient with adult-onset citrullinemia complicated with steatosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Oct 2006
Tsai Ching-Wei, Yang Chih-Chao, Chen Huey-Ling, Hwu Wuh-Liang, Wu Mu-Zon, Liu Kao-Lang, Wu Ming-Shiang
Abstract excerpt
Citrullinemia is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated plasma concentrations of citrulline and ammonia. Adult-onset citrullinemia (type II, CTLN2) has been attributed to citrin deficiency caused by mutations in the SLC25A13 gene. CTLN2 is associated with a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Japanese. We report a 48-year-old Taiwanese man with citrullinemia, who was in good health until...
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