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Mutations in the Human Argininosuccinate Synthetase (ASS1) Gene, Impact on Patients, Common Changes, and Structural Considerations.
Human mutation - 1 May 2017
Diez-Fernandez Carmen, Rüfenacht Véronique, Häberle Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Citrullinemia type 1 is an autosomal recessive urea cycle disorder caused by defects in the argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) enzyme due to mutations in ASS1 gene. An impairment of ASS function can lead to a wide spectrum of phenotypes, from life-threatening neonatal hyperammonemia to a later onset with mild symptoms, and even some asymptomatic patients exhibiting an only biochemical phenotype. The disease is...
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