Liver transplantation in an adult with citrullinaemia type 2.

Authors :: Tan HH
Chow WC
Lim KH
Wan WK
Chung AY
Cheow PC
Tan CK
Source :: Journal of transplantation [J Transplant] 2011; Vol. 2011, pp. 176370. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 10.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Citrullinaemia is a urea cycle defect that results from a deficiency of the enzyme arginosuccinate synthetase. Type 1 disease is diagnosed in childhood, whereas Type 2 disease is adult onset. We report the outcome of a patient with citrullinemia Type 2 who received a liver transplant at our center and the implications of this diagnosis in liver transplantation.