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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency diagnosed by whole exome sequencing.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Feb 2018
Zhang Guoqing, Chen Yulin, Ju Huiqun, Bei Fei, Li Jing, Wang Jian, Sun Jianhua, Bu Jun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase 1 deficiency (CPS1D) is a rare autosomal recessive inborn metabolic disease characterized mainly by hyperammonemia. The fatal nature of CPS1D and its similar symptoms with other urea cycle disorders (UCDs) make its diagnosis difficult, and the molecular diagnosis is hindered due to the large size of the causative gene CPS1. Therefore, the objective of the present study...
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