Treatment of a citrin-deficient patient at the early stage of adult-onset type II citrullinaemia wit...
Treatment of a citrin-deficient patient at the early stage of adult-onset type II citrullinaemia with arginine and sodium pyruvate
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Mutoh, K. , Kurokawa, K. , Kobayashi, K. and Saheki, T.
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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English
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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Citrin deficiency is a common congenital metabolic defect not only in East Asian populations but also in other populations around the world. It has been shown that although liver transplantation is ultimately required in many patients to prevent neurological decompensation associated with hyperammonaemia, arginine is effective in lowerin...
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Treatment of a citrin-deficient patient at the early stage of adult-onset type II citrullinaemia with arginine and sodium pyruvate
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_890678206
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_890678206
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0141-8955
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1573-2665
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10.1007/s10545-008-0914-x