hyperlysinemia /hy·per·ly·sin·emia/ (-li″sĭ-ne´me-ah)
hyperlysinemia [hi″per-li″sēn-e´me-ah]
1. excess of lysine in the blood.
2. an aminoacidopathy characterized by excess of lysine, and sometimes of saccharopine, in the blood and urine, possibly associated with mental retardation.
hy·per·ly·si·ne·mi·a (h  p r-ls-n  m-)n. A hereditary disorder characterized by an abnormal increase of lysine in the blood and associated with mental retardation, convulsions, and anemia. |
hyperlysinemia [hi″per-li″sēn-e´me-ah]
a congenital type of aminoacidopathy characterized by elevated levels of lysine in the blood, and marked by vomiting, spasticity, coma, and mental retardation; symptoms are related to protein intake.
hyperlysinemia
elevated levels of lysine in the blood.
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