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Five novel mutations in ARG1 gene in Chinese patients of argininemia.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Aug 2013
Wu Tong-Fei, Liu Yu-Peng, Li Xi-Yuan, Wang Qiao, Ding Yuan, Ma Yan-Yan, Song Jin-Qing, Yang Yan-Ling
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BACKGROUND: Argininemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by hepatocyte arginase deficiency. It could be detected by blood amino acids analysis (high arginine) and confirmed by molecular diagnosis. The clinical manifestations in patients are similar to cerebral palsy so the diagnosis is usually much delayed. Reports of argininemia from mainland China are few, and genetic analyses have not been...
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