Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency in pregnancy

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 237-240

  Cordero, D R ^a   Baker, J ^a   Dorinzi, D ^a   Toffle, R ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGININE; BENZOIC ACID; CITRULLINE; GLUCOSE; LACTULOSE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMA; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AMMONIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 19444366357     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-5514-4     Document Type: Article

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