| Literature DB >> 711502 |
G Stoppoloni, F Prisco, R Santinelli, C Tolone.
Abstract
A case of hyperornithinemia and gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina has been observed in a 3-year and 9-month-old girl. She presented also mild mental retardation, delayed language development and speech defects. The restriction of protein intake to a minimum of 0.8 g/kg/day induced a significant reduction of plasma ornithine levels. In some of the previous reports of the syndrome, a deficient ornithine-ketoacid transaminase activity has been found in cultured fibroblasts.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 711502
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Helv Paediatr Acta ISSN: 0018-022X