The efficacy of Carbamylglutamate impacts the nutritional management of patients with N-Acetylglutamate synthase deficiency

Abstract Background The autosomal recessive disorder N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency is the rarest defect of the urea cycle, with an incidence of less than one in 2,000,000 live births. Hyperammonemic crises can be avoided in individuals with NAGS deficiency by the administration of car...

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Main Authors: Rani H. Singh, Marie-Hélène Bourdages, Angela Kurtz, Erin MacLoed, Chelsea Norman, Suzanne Ratko, Sandra C. van Calcar, Aileen Kenneson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-024-03167-0