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SUBMITTER: Lee JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4501230 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jun Hwa JH van Kuilenburg André B P AB Abeling N G G M NG Vasta Valeria V Hahn Si Houn SH
JIMD reports 20150201
β-Ureidopropionase deficiency (OMIM #613161) is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism due to mutations in the UPB1 gene, which encodes the third enzyme involved in the pyrimidine degradation pathway. A total of 28 cases have been reported, mainly presenting with seizures, microcephaly, and intellectual disabilities. However, 11 of them were asymptomatic cases (Nakajima et al., J Inherit Metab Dis 37(5):801-812, 2014). We report on a 9-year-old female presenting with intractable e ...[more]