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Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases

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Nutrition: General Nutrition | Dietary Recommendations | Dietary Supplements | Caffeine | Carbohydrates | Fats | Fiber | Food Additives | Functional Foods | Minerals | Protein | Sugars and Sweeteners | Vitamins | Acid-Base Balance | Water Balance

Nutritional Disease: Malnutrition | Obesity

Metabolic Disease: General Metabolic Disease | Specific Diseases: A-C, D-G, H-L, M-P, R-Z

Metabolic Diseases:
Urea Cycle Disorders

Organizations
National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF)
Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium (UCDC)

General Information
What Is a Urea Cycle Disorder?:NUCDF
What Are the Symptoms?:NUCDF
What Are the Treatment Options?:NUCDF
Frequently Asked Questions:NUCDF
Disorder Definitions:UCDC
Urea Cycle Disorders Overview:GeneReviews

ARG: Arginase Deficiency (Argininemia)
Arginemia / Arginase Deficiency:STAR-G Project
Parents' Guide to Arginase Deficiency:California Dept of Health Services [PDF]
Arginase Deficiency:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
Arginase Deficiency:GeneReviews

ASA: Argininosuccinic Aciduria (Argininosuccinic Acid Lyase Deficiency)
Argininosuccinic Acid Lyase Deficiency:STAR-G Project
Argininosuccinic Aciduria:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

CPS: Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency
Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase One Deficiency:Madisons Foundation
Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I Deficiency:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

Citrullinemia Type I (Argininosuccinate Synthetase Deficiency)
Citrullinemia:STAR-G Project
Citrullinemia:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
Citrullinemia Type I:GeneReviews

Citrullinemia Type II (Citrin Deficiency)
Citrin Deficiency:GeneReviews

HHH: Hyperammonemia/Ornithinemia/Citrullinemia (Ornithine Transporter Defect)
Ornithine Translocase Deficiency (HHH Syndrome):UCDC
Ornithine Translocase Deficiency:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

Lysinuric Protein Intolerance
Lysinuric Protein Intolerance:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
Lysinuric Protein Intolerance:GeneReviews

NAGS: N-Acetylglutamate Synthetase Deficiency
NAGS Deficiency:Madisons Foundation
N-Acetylglutamate Synthase Deficiency:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

OTC: Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTC):Madisons Foundation
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency:Genetics Home Reference, NLM

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