Inherited metabolic disorders which may cause primary hyperammonaemia (HA)8
Urea cycle disorders |
Enzyme Deficiency |
1. Ornithine carbamoyl transferase deficiency |
2. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase deficiency |
3. Citrullinaemia |
4. Argininosuccinic aciduria |
5. Argininaemia |
6. N-Acetylglutamate synthetase deficiency |
Transporter Defect |
1. Citrin deficiency-aspartate glutamate carrier |
2. Hyperornithinaemia, HA and homocitrullinuria (3 hour syndrome)-ornithine transport |