Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency of a male newborn with fatal outcome
Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is the most common malfunction of ureagenesis. The case of a male newborn who died at the age of 2 days for clinically unclear reasons is presented. The post-mortem routine and esoteric testing methods that finally led to the diagnosis of a fatal case of...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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11 January 2016
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International journal of legal medicine
Year: 2016, Volume: 130, Issue: 3, Pages: 783-785 |
| ISSN: | 1437-1596 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00414-015-1311-2 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-015-1311-2
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| Author Notes: | Benno Hartung, Oliver Temme, Eva Neuen-Jacob, Stefanie Ritz-Timme, Katrin Hinderhofer, Thomas Daldrup |
| Summary: | Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is the most common malfunction of ureagenesis. The case of a male newborn who died at the age of 2 days for clinically unclear reasons is presented. The post-mortem routine and esoteric testing methods that finally led to the diagnosis of a fatal case of OTCD are outlined here. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 29.10.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1437-1596 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00414-015-1311-2 |