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Summary

Beta-ureidopropionase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism due to a defect in pyrimidine degradation. Less than 10 patients have been reported, and the phenotype can range from severe neurologic involvement with mental retardation and seizures to normal neurologic development (Yaplito-Lee et al., 2008). [from OMIM]

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  • Also known as: BUP1, UPB1
    Summary: beta-ureidopropionase 1

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