Argininosuccinic aciduria: A rare inherited disorder of the urea cycle characterized by the lack of an enzyme (argininosuccinate lyase) which is needed to remove nitrogen from the body so a lack of the enzyme leads to a build-up of ammonia in the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Argininosuccinic aciduria is available below.
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Argininosuccinic aciduria is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Argininosuccinic aciduria, or a subtype of Argininosuccinic aciduria,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Argininosuccinic aciduria as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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