DNA analysis of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency in South African patients

Hyperammonaemia is not an infrequent presentation in the newborn or neonatal period. While the majority are transitory in nature and due to infective processes or liver pathology/immaturity, a significant number are due to defects in enzymes of the urea cycle. This cycle has evolved to cope with was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swarts, Liezel Catharine
Other Authors: Henderson, Howard
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26752