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Hyperlysinuria with hyperammonemia

MedGen UID:
120650
Concept ID:
C0268555
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Hyperlysinemia, Periodic
SNOMED CT: Periodic hyperlysinemia (341536001); Hyperlysinuria with hyperammonemia (342553006); Periodic hyperlysinemia with hyperammonemia (342553006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009390
OMIM®: 238750

Clinical features

From HPO
Hyperlysinuria
MedGen UID:
867368
Concept ID:
C4021733
Finding
An increased concentration of lysine in the urine.
Dibasicaminoaciduria
MedGen UID:
871169
Concept ID:
C4025643
Disease or Syndrome
An increased level of a dibasic amino acid in the urine. Dibasic amino acids are usually refered to simply as basic aminoacids because they contain basic side chains at neutral pH. These are arginine (Arg), lysine (Lys), and histidine (His).
Growth delay
MedGen UID:
99124
Concept ID:
C0456070
Pathologic Function
A deficiency or slowing down of growth pre- and postnatally.
Malabsorption
MedGen UID:
811453
Concept ID:
C3714745
Finding
Impaired ability to absorb one or more nutrients from the intestine.
Coma
MedGen UID:
1054
Concept ID:
C0009421
Disease or Syndrome
The complete absence of wakefulness and consciousness, which is evident through a lack of response to any form of external stimuli.
Lethargy
MedGen UID:
7310
Concept ID:
C0023380
Sign or Symptom
A state of disinterest, listlessness, and indifference, resulting in difficulty performing simple tasks or concentrating.
Intellectual disability
MedGen UID:
811461
Concept ID:
C3714756
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.
Hyperlysinemia
MedGen UID:
82816
Concept ID:
C0268553
Disease or Syndrome
Hyperlysinemia type I is an autosomal recessive metabolic condition with variable clinical features. Some patients who present in infancy with nonspecific seizures, hypotonia, or mildly delayed psychomotor development have been found to have increased serum lysine and pipecolic acid on laboratory analysis. However, about 50% of probands are reported to be asymptomatic, and hyperlysinemia is generally considered to be a benign metabolic variant (summary by Tondo et al., 2013; Houten et al., 2013). The AASS gene encodes a bifunctional enzyme: lysine alpha-ketoglutarate reductase and saccharopine dehydrogenase. In hyperlysinemia type I, both enzymatic functions of AASS are defective; in hyperlysinemia type II, also known as saccharopinuria (268700), some of the first enzymatic function is retained (Cox, 1985; Cox et al., 1986).
Hyperammonemia
MedGen UID:
1802066
Concept ID:
C5574662
Laboratory or Test Result
An increased concentration of ammonia in the blood.

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Brown JH, Fabre LF Jr, Farrell GL, Adams ED
Am J Dis Child 1972 Jul;124(1):127-32. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110130129021. PMID: 5033744

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