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hyperglycinemia

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hyperglycinemia /hy·per·gly·cin·e·mia/ (-gli″sĭ-ne´me-ah) excess of glycine in the blood or other body fluids; ketotic h. includes ketotic disorders secondary to a variety of organic acidemias; nonketotic h. is a hereditary disorder of neonatal onset, due to a defect in the glycine cleavage system, with lethargy, absence of cerebral development, seizures, myoclonic jerks, and frequently coma and respiratory failure.
hy·per·gly·ci·ne·mi·a (hpr-gls-nm-)
n.
A hereditary disorder marked by an elevated concentration of glycine in the blood, usually present within chylomicrons.

hyperglycinemia,
an elevated concentration of glycine in the blood.

hyperglycinemia
excessive glycine in the blood.

hyperglycinemia
Isolated nonketotic hyperglycemia A group of AR conditions characterized by glycine accumulation 2º to a catabolic defect in glycine cleavage Clinical Presents shortly after birth with CNS depression, seizures, convulsions, FTT, mental retardation, followed by atonia and areflexia Lab ↑↑↑ Glycine in CSF, serum, urine, ↑ plasma osmolality, dehydration. Cf Hyperglycemia.


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