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urea cycle disorder

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urea cycle disorder
Any disorder in which the body is unable to excrete waste nitrogen–ammonia–resulting in mental and behavioral dysfunction, coma, death


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Life-threatening pancreatitis has been reported in patients on valproate, and it is contraindicated in those with known urea cycle disorders.
RELATED ARTICLE: More About Urea Cycle Disorders A urea cycle disorder is one of six genetic disorders causing an enzyme deficiency in the urea cycle.
About Urea Cycle Disorders Urea cycle disorders are inherited, inborn errors of metabolism present in an estimated 1 in 10,000 births in the United States.
 
 
 
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