Alternative titles and symbols : Glutamine synthase deficiency, congenital systemic;
Description : Congenital glutamine deficiency is a severe autosomal recessive disorder characterized
by onset at birth of encephalopathy, lack of normal development, seizures, and hypotonia
associated with variable brain abnormalities. Three patients have been reported (summary
by Haberle et al., 2011).;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the glutamate-ammonia ligase gene (GLUL, 138290.0001);
Laboratory abnormalities : Decreased glutamine in bodily fluids; Hyperammonemia;