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| Patient ID |
622 |
| Diagnosis |
ORNITHINE TRANSCARBAMYLASE DEFICIENCY, HYPERAMMONEMIA DUE TO (MIM 311250) |
| Gender |
m |
| Age of symptoms onset |
0 Day(s) |
| Age of diagnosis |
11.01 Year(s) |
| Found in newborn screening |
n |
| Diagnosis confirmed |
y |
| Country |
Germany |
| Ethnic origin |
Mother: German, Father: German |
| History |
The child is the younger brother of a boy, suffering from OCT Deficiency (ID 619).
The boy did never show any clinical signs. Orotic acid in urine and ammonia within the normal range. Decreased activity (1/4) of ornithine transcarbamylase (OCT) in liver led to the diagnosis of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency.
Initiation of protein-reduced diet was not indicated. |
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| Author |
Willy Lehnert |
| Hospital |
University Childrens Hospital Freiburg |
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| Date of entry |
2002-07-23 22:09:38 |
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