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Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency: New Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Author(s): Rolfs, Prof. Arndt, MD, Alfadhel, Majid, MD, Trujillano, Daniel, PhD, Alrifai, Muhammad Talal, Alshaalan, Hesham, Al Othaim, Ali, Al Rasheed, Shatha, Assiri, Hussam, Alqahtani, Abdulrhman A., MD, Alaamery, Manal, PhD, Eyaid, Wafaa

We identified a homozygous novel missense mutation in ASNS gene in both probands and we demonstrated low CSF and plasma asparagine in both patients. Read more!

Asparagine synthetase deficiency (ASD) is a newly identified neurometabolic disorder characterized by severe congenital microcephaly, severe global developmental delay, intractable seizure disorder, and spastic quadriplegia.


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