Ornithinemia

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

gyrate atrophy of the retina, hyperornithinemia, ornithine aminotransferase deficiency

Broader Terms

enzyme deficiency, inborn aminoacid metabolism disorder, retina degeneration

Related Terms

ornithine oxoacid transaminase

Scope Note

excess of ornithine in the plasma, such as occurs in the genetic disorders gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina and hyperornithinemia-hyperamonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• [Ornithinemia, a newly recognized amino acid metabolism disorder with brain damage]Bickel H, Feist D, Muller H, Quadbeck G.
• Subscription Case Reports Indian Pediatrics 2001; 38: 914-918 Hyperornithinemia Associated with Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina in a Child with Myopia Arvind Shenoi Nirmala L.
• GeneCards Disorder Information:gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina with ornithinemia b6 Search different databases containing disease information by clicking on the buttons below.
• Hyperammonemia (ornithinemia) presenting as a unilateral cerebral mass lesion.
• Disease: Ornithinemia Links to disease information are being added on a regular basis, so please check back often.

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