Alternative titles and symbols : Fumarylacetoacetase deficiency; Fah deficiency; Hepatorenal tyrosinemia;
Description : Hereditary tyrosinemia type I is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency
of fumarylacetoacetase (FAH), the last enzyme of tyrosine degradation. The disorder
is characterized by progressive liver disease and a secondary renal tubular dysfunction
leading to hypophosphatemic rickets. Onset varies from infancy to adolescence. In
the most acute form patients present with severe liver failure within weeks after
birth, whereas rickets may be the major symptom in chronic tyrosinemia. Untreated,
patients die from cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma at a young age (summary by
Bliksrud et al., 2005).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the fumarylacetoacetase gene (FAH, 613871.0001);