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Am J Case Rep
July 2019
Department of Internal Medicine, Florida Hospital South, Orlando, FL, USA.
BACKGROUND The urea cycle converts amino acids to urea and is excreted by the kidneys. Ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OTC) deficiency is a rare X-linked urea cycle disorder which results in hyperammonemia. Diagnosis is made based on a clinical presentation of poor feeding, hypotonia, biochemical profile, and genetic testing.
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