Liver Transplantation in an Adult with Citrullinaemia Type 2

Liver Transplantation in an Adult with Citrullinaemia Type 2

Citrullinaemia is a urea cycle defect that results from a deficiency of the enzyme arginosuccinate synthetase. Type 1 disease is diagnosed in childhood, whereas Type 2 disease is adult onset. We report the outcome of a patient with citrullinemia Type 2 who received a liver transplant at our center a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Transplantation 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.46-49
Hauptverfasser: Chow, Wan-Cheng, Wan, Wei-Keat, Tan, Hui-Hui, Tan, Chee-Kiat, Cheow, Peng-Chung, Chung, Alexander Y. F., Lim, Kiat Hon Tony
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Zusammenfassung:Citrullinaemia is a urea cycle defect that results from a deficiency of the enzyme arginosuccinate synthetase. Type 1 disease is diagnosed in childhood, whereas Type 2 disease is adult onset. We report the outcome of a patient with citrullinemia Type 2 who received a liver transplant at our center and the implications of this diagnosis in liver transplantation.
ISSN:2090-0007
2090-0015
DOI:10.1155/2011/176370