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Citrullinemia is one of the five urea cycle defects and is caused by argininosuccinic acid synthetase deficiency ; conversion of citrulline to argininosuccinic acid is blocked. Severe hyperammonemia typically develops...
Song SK, Oh KC, Hong MA, Kim HT, Shin HJ, Kim SY, Chang JK, Jo HS, Kim BI, Yang SW, Choi JH
KMID: 2335624
J Korean Pediatr Soc.
2002 Apr;45(4):524-528.
Citrullinemia is a rare inborn error of metabolism of the urea cycle, and was first reported by McMurray, et al. in 1962. It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait....
Park HJ, Lim HJ, Jung IS, Kim YH, Kim IH, Chung IK, Kim HS, Park SH, Lee MH, Kim SJ, Lee DH
KMID: 2085022
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2002 May;39(5):379-385.
Adult type citrullinemia is a urea cycle enzymopathy, which is characterized by hyperammonemia, high citrulline level in serum and decreased activity of argininosuccinic acid synthetase in liver biopsy. Clinical symptoms...