Article
Variants associated with urea cycle disorders in Japanese patients: Nationwide study and literature review.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2021
Kido Jun, Matsumoto Shirou, Sugawara Keishin, Sawada Takaaki, Nakamura Kimitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are inherited metabolic diseases that lead to hyperammonemia with variable clinical manifestations. Using data from a nationwide study, we investigated the onset time, gene variants, clinical manifestations, and treatment of patients with UCDs in Japan. Of the 229 patients with UCDs diagnosed and/or treated between January 2000 and March 2018, identified gene variants and clinical...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Argininosuccinate Lyase
- Argininosuccinate Synthase
- Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hyperammonemia
