Systemic hypertension in two patients with ASL deficiency: A result of nitric oxide deficiency?

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 195-197

  Brunetti Pierri, Nicola ^a   Erez, Ayelet ^a   Shchelochkov, Oleg ^a   Craigen, William ^a   Lee, Brendan ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argininosuccinic aciduria; Hypertension; Nitric oxide; Urea cycle disorders

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE DEFICIENCY; ARGININOSUCCINIC ACIDURIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA CYCLE;

ADULT; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 67651211665     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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