Argininemia
Description
Arginase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive amino acid metabolism disorder characterized clinically by variable degrees of hyperammonemia, developing from about 3 years of age, and leading to progressive loss of developmental milestones and spasticity in the absence of treatment.
Clinical Features
Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Argininemia
- Intellectual disability
- Seizures
- Global developmental delay
- Generalized hypotonia
- Microcephaly
- Ataxia
- Growth delay
- Spasticity
- Feeding difficulties
- Hepatomegaly
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Incidence and onset information
— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)— No data available about the known clinical features onset.
Alternative names
Argininemia Is also known as arg1 deficiency, arginase deficiency, hyperargininemia.
Researches and researchers
Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Argininemia extracted from public data.
Argininemia Experts map
Current Researchs and researchers
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Investigator of research projectZÜRICH — Dr Carmen DIEZ-FERNANDEZ
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Institution/s:
— Universitäts - Kinderspital Zürich - Eleonorenstiftung -
Research area/topic::
Understanding phenotypic variability of Urea cycle disorders
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Institution/s:
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Coordinator of expert centre - Clinical expert - Investigator of research projectZÜRICH — Pr Johannes HÄBERLE
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Institution/s:
— Universitäts - Kinderspital Zürich - Eleonorenstiftung -
Research area/topic::
Understanding phenotypic variability of Urea cycle disorders
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Institution/s:
Argininemia Recommended genes panels
Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered |
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ARG1
Specificity
100 %
Genes
50 % |
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ARG1
Specificity
100 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).
ARG1
Specificity
100 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).
ARG1
Specificity
100 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).
RGS9, RHO, GRK1, RLBP1, RNASEL, BCS1L, RP1, RP2, RP9, RPE65, RPGR, RPL35A, MRPL3, RPS14, RS1, SAG, SARDH, SCO2, SCP2, SDHB , (...)
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Specificity
1 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).
BCS1L, SCO1, SCO2, SDHB, SDHC, SDHD, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC25A3, SLC25A4, BTD, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, SURF1, TAZ, TWNK, TCN2, TFAM, TIMM8A , (...)
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Specificity
1 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).
NAGS, ARG1, ASL, ASS1, OTC
Specificity
20 %
Genes
50 % |
![]() By Molecular Genetics Laboratory Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas "Dr. Cesar Bergada" (Argentina).
SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC7A7, CA5A, NAGS, GLUD1, ARG1, ASL, ASS1, OTC
Specificity
10 %
Genes
50 % |
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