| Literature DB >> 12640389 |
Jonathan D Picker1, Ana C Puga, Harvey L Levy, Deborah Marsden, Vivian E Shih, Umberto Degirolami, Keith L Ligon, Stephen D Cederbaum, Rita M Kern, Gerald F Cox.
Abstract
We describe a rare and lethal case of arginase deficiency in a 2-day-old female infant with encephalopathy and cerebral edema. The levels of glutamine and arginine but not ammonia were markedly elevated, lending support to the "glutamine hypothesis" as the mechanism of cerebral edema in urea cycle defects.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12640389 DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2003.97
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406