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Hyperargininemia

A rare autosomal recessive disorder of the urea cycle. It is caused by a deficiency of the hepatic enzyme ARGINASE. Arginine is elevated in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and periodic HYPERAMMONEMIA may occur. Disease onset is usually in infancy or early childhood. Clinical manifestations include seizures, microcephaly, progressive mental impairment, hypotonia, ataxia, spastic diplegia, and quadriparesis. (From Hum Genet 1993 Mar;91(1):1-5; Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p51)
Also Known As:
Deficiency Disease, Arginase; ARG1 Deficiencies; Arginase Deficiencies; Arginase Deficiency Diseases; Deficiencies, ARG1; Deficiencies, Arginase; Deficiency Diseases, Arginase; Deficiency, ARG1; Deficiency, Arginase; Hyperargininemias; ARG1 Deficiency; Arginase Deficiency; Arginase Deficiency Disease; Argininemia
Networked: 206 relevant articles (7 outcomes, 14 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Inborn Urea Cycle Disorders
2. Citrullinemia
3. Argininosuccinic Aciduria
4. Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency Disease
5. Tyrosinemias (Tyrosinemia)

Experts

1. Cederbaum, Stephen D: 15 articles (06/2022 - 07/2002)
2. Lipshutz, Gerald S: 9 articles (06/2022 - 10/2012)
3. Wyse, Angela T S: 9 articles (09/2015 - 07/2002)
4. Häberle, Johannes: 7 articles (01/2021 - 05/2004)
5. Delwing, Débora: 7 articles (09/2009 - 07/2002)
6. Truong, Brian: 5 articles (06/2022 - 11/2016)
7. Grody, Wayne W: 5 articles (10/2014 - 07/2002)
8. Wajner, Moacir: 5 articles (03/2007 - 07/2002)
9. Liu, Xiao-Bo: 4 articles (06/2022 - 01/2016)
10. Elsea, Sarah H: 4 articles (01/2022 - 11/2015)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Hyperargininemia:
1. Arginine (L-Arginine)FDA Link
2. Messenger RNA (mRNA)IBA
3. EnzymesIBA
4. Amino AcidsFDA Link
5. LyasesIBA
6. CytokinesIBA
7. Chemokine CCL2 (Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1)IBA
8. Interleukin-13IBA
9. Argininosuccinate Synthase (Argininosuccinate Synthetase)IBA
10. ArginaseIBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Indwelling Catheters (Indwelling Catheter)
3. Enzyme Replacement Therapy
4. Liver Transplantation
5. Protein-Restricted Diet (Diet, Protein Restricted)