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Atypical gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina and iminoglycinuria.

Abstract
A 44-year-old woman with atypical gyrate atrophy and iminoglycinuria was described. The serum ornithine level and ornithine-ketoacid transaminase (OKT) activity were both normal. Urinary excretion of proline, hydroxyproline and glycine was markedly increased. This finding, together with the existence of gyrate atrophy with hyperornithinemia due to OKT deficiency, suggests that proline deficiency in the chorioretinal tissues may concern the development of gyrate atrophy.
AuthorsT Saito, S Hayasaka, K Yabata, K Omura, K Mizuno, K Tada
JournalThe Tohoku journal of experimental medicine (Tohoku J Exp Med) Vol. 135 Issue 3 Pg. 331-2 (Nov 1981) ISSN: 0040-8727 [Print] Japan
PMID7314117 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Amino Acids
  • Imino Acids
  • iminoglycine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors (pathology)
  • Amino Acids (urine)
  • Choroid (pathology)
  • Female
  • Gyrus Cinguli (pathology)
  • Humans
  • Imino Acids (urine)
  • Reference Values
  • Retina (pathology)

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