Combined liver-kidney transplantation in methylmalonic acidemia

A 13-year-old boy with non-B12-responsive methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) had chronic renal failure. Hemodialysis led to symptomatic and biochemical improvement. He subsequently received a combined liver-kidney transplant. After 16 months of follow-up he has a normal lifestyle and a marked reduction in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 1998-06, Vol.132 (6), p.1043-1044
Hauptverfasser:	van't Hoff, W.G., Dixon, M., Taylor, J., Mistry, P., Rolles, K., Rees, L., Leonard, J.V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors - complications Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors - surgery Biological and medical sciences Genes, Recessive Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy Kidney Transplantation Liver Transplantation Male Medical sciences Methylmalonic Acid - blood Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase - deficiency Miscellaneous Renal Dialysis Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	A 13-year-old boy with non-B12-responsive methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) had chronic renal failure. Hemodialysis led to symptomatic and biochemical improvement. He subsequently received a combined liver-kidney transplant. After 16 months of follow-up he has a normal lifestyle and a marked reduction in plasma and urine methylmalonate. (J Pediatr 1998;132:1043-4.)
ISSN:	0022-3476 1097-6833
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70407-X