Urea cycle defects: Management and outcome

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-414

  Nassogne, Marie Cecile ^a   Heron B ^b   Touati, G ^c   Rabier, D ^c   Saudubray, J M ^c  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; UREA;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH DISEASE; UREA CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 19444362377     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-0303-7     Document Type: Review

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