Alternative titles and symbols : Nags deficiency; N-acetylglutamate synthetase deficiency; Hyperammonemia due to n-acetylglutamate synthetase deficiency;
Description : N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of the urea
cycle. The clinical and biochemical features of the disorder are indistinguishable
from carbamoyl phosphate synthase I deficiency (237300), since the CPS1 enzyme (608307)
has an absolute requirement for;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the N-acetylglutamate synthase gene (NAGS, 608300.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Hyperammonemia; Increased serum glutamine; Decreased or absent serum citrulline; Normal urinary orotic acid;