hyperprolinemia /hy·per·pro·lin·emia/ (-pro″lĭ-ne´me-ah)
hyperprolinemia
hyperprolinemia [hi″per-pro″lĭ-ne´me-ah]
1. any of several benign aminoacidopathies marked by an excess of proline in the body fluids.
2. excess of proline in the blood.
hy·per·pro·li·ne·mi·a (h  p r-pr  l-n m-)n. A hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by elevated proline concentrations in the blood and by urinary excretion of proline, hydroxyproline, and glycine. |
hyperprolinemia
[hī′pərprō′linē′mē·ə]
an autosomal-recessive aminoacidopathy characterized by an excess of proline in the body fluids and occurring as two types, I and II, each of which is caused by deficiency in a different enzyme involved in proline metabolism. Type 1 is associated with renal disease and type 2 with mental retardation and convulsions.
hyperprolinemia [hi″per-pro″lĭ-ne´me-ah]
a hereditary, usually benign aminoacidopathy marked by excessive proline in the blood.
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