Hyperammonemia through deficiency of ornithine carbamyl transferase.

Autor: Farriaux, J., Dhondt, J., Cathelineau, L., Ratel, J., Fontaine, G.
Zdroj: Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde; 1974, Vol. 118 Issue 3, p231-247, 17p
Abstrakt: A new case of deficiency of ornithine-carbamyl transferase is reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 23rd case (10th case in a male). This new case is conventional as far as the clinical and biological data are concerned. Nevertheless, an original feature must be noted: The enzyme deficiency, while large (2% of the normal), is clinically well tolerated at the age of 9 months with a simple restriction of proteins. A review of the literature shows, in fact, that the other male children showing a deficiency below 5% of normal have all died in the post natal period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index