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Mol Genet Metab
; 106(2): 248-50, 2012 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22494546
ABSTRACT
Citrullinemia is a urea cycle defect requiring long-term care with nutritional and pharmacological management. Despite treatment, morbidity and mortality of this disease remain high, and long-term complications include mild to profound mental retardation, seizures, and growth deficiency. We report a 31-year old woman with classic, neonatal-onset citrullinemia who developed progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cataracts, neither of which has been recognized previously as a complication of the disease or a consequence of long-term drug treatment.