Combined liver-kidney transplant for the management of methylmalonic aciduria: A case report and review of the literature

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-29

  Mc Guire, Peter J ^a   Lim Melia, Elizabeth ^a   Diaz, George A ^a   Raymond, Kimiyo ^a   Larkin, Alexandra ^a   Wasserstein, Melissa P ^a   Sansaricq, Claude ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kidney transplantation; Liver transplantation; Metabolic stroke; Methylmalonic aciduria; Neurologic complications

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CITRATE DISODIUM; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; TACROLIMUS;

ACIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIET THERAPY; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; METHYLMALONIC ACIDURIA; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; URINE LEVEL;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIPID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

EID: 36849006432     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.08.119     Document Type: Article

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