Clinical course of 63 patients with neonatal onset urea cycle disorders in the years 2001-2013

Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are rare inherited metabolic defects of ammonia detoxification. In about half of patients presenting with a UCD, the first symptoms appear within a few days after birth. These neonatal onset patients generally have a severe defect of urea cycle function and their survival...

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Hauptverfasser: Unsinn, Caroline (VerfasserIn) , Hoffmann, Georg F. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 August 2016
In: Orphanet journal of rare diseases
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 11
ISSN:1750-1172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-016-0493-0
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0493-0
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0493-0
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Verfasserangaben:Caroline Unsinn, Anibh Das, Vassili Valayannopoulos, Eva Thimm, Skadi Beblo, Alberto Burlina, Vassiliki Konstantopoulou, Sebene Mayorandan, Pascale de Lonlay, Jörg Rennecke, Jens Derbinski, Georg F. Hoffmann, Johannes Häberle
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Zusammenfassung:Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are rare inherited metabolic defects of ammonia detoxification. In about half of patients presenting with a UCD, the first symptoms appear within a few days after birth. These neonatal onset patients generally have a severe defect of urea cycle function and their survival and outcome prognoses are often limited.
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ISSN:1750-1172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-016-0493-0