Hyperprolinemia is a rare genetic condition due to mutations in proline metabolic pathway. Type I Hyperprolinemia (HPI) typically causes neuropsychiatric disorders, and diagnosis is usually confirmed in pediatric population with suggestive neuropsychiatric involvement by elevated serum proline levels and elevated urinary proline, hydroxyproline, and glycine levels. The possible coexistence of nephropathy in patients with HPI, often specified as malformative urinary disease, is often mentioned.
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