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J Inherit Metab Dis ; 29(1): 186-9, 2006 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16601889

ABSTRACT

We report a 3-year-old Italian patient with the hyperornithinaemia, hyperammonaemia, homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome who presented with neurological deterioration after an intercurrent infection. Hyperammonaemia, coagulopathy and moderate hypertransaminasaemia were detected on hospital admission. Severe hepatocellular necrosis with hypertransaminasaemia (aspartate aminotransferase 20,000 UI/L, alanine aminotransferase 18,400 UI/L) and coagulopathy (PT < 5%) rapidly developed within few days, prompting evaluation for liver transplantation. A protein-restricted diet and arginine supplementation were immediately started, with a rapid improvement of the patient's neurological conditions and normalization of liver function tests and blood ammonia. The diagnosis of HHH syndrome was based on the presence of the typical metabolic abnormalities. Molecular analysis of the SLC25A15 gene showed that the patient was heterozygous for two novel mutations (G113C and M273K). The diagnosis of HHH syndrome should be considered in patients with fulminant hepatitis-like presentations. Early identification and treatment of these patients can be life-saving and can avoid liver transplantation.


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Citrulline/analogs & derivatives , Hepatitis/diagnosis , Hyperammonemia/complications , Metabolism, Inborn Errors/complications , Ornithine/urine , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic , Arginine/therapeutic use , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Child, Preschool , Citrulline/blood , Citrulline/urine , Diet, Protein-Restricted , Humans , Hyperammonemia/diagnosis , Liver/pathology , Male , Metabolism, Inborn Errors/diagnosis , Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins , Ornithine/blood , Proteins/genetics , Syndrome
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Eur J Hum Genet ; 7(8): 937-40, 1999 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10602371

ABSTRACT

The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol biosynthesis characterised by facial dysmorphisms, mental retardation and multiple congenital anomalies. SLOS is caused by mutations of the human Delta7-sterol reductase (DHCR7) gene and, so far, 19 different mutations have been described. Among these, mutations impairing the activity of the C-terminus appear to be the most severe. Here we report the mutational analysis of the DHCR7 gene in nine Italian SLOS patients. The T93M mutation, previously reported in one patient, results the most frequent one (7/18 alleles) in our survey. Furthermore, we identified three novel mutations, two missense mutations (N407Y and E448K), and a 33 bp deletion spanning part of exon 5 and the donor splice site of intron 5.


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Mutation, Missense , Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors , Oxidoreductases/genetics , Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome/genetics , Adolescent , Alleles , Child, Preschool , Cholesterol/biosynthesis , DNA Mutational Analysis , Face/abnormalities , Female , Gene Deletion , Humans , Infant , Intellectual Disability/genetics , Italy , Male , Pedigree
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