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Lysine malabsorption syndrome

MedGen UID:
167097
Concept ID:
C0796023
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Lysine Malabsorption Syndrome
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009542
OMIM®: 247950

Definition

Lysine malabsorption with severe malnourishment, extreme flaccidity, and psychomotor retardation. [from MCA/MR]

Clinical features

From HPO
Hyperlysinuria
MedGen UID:
867368
Concept ID:
C4021733
Finding
An increased concentration of lysine in the urine.
Renal tubular lysine transport defect
MedGen UID:
870273
Concept ID:
C4024714
Disease or Syndrome
Growth delay
MedGen UID:
99124
Concept ID:
C0456070
Pathologic Function
A deficiency or slowing down of growth pre- and postnatally.
Intellectual disability
MedGen UID:
811461
Concept ID:
C3714756
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Intellectual disability, previously referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by subnormal intellectual functioning that occurs during the developmental period. It is defined by an IQ score below 70.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wieser H, Koehler P
J AOAC Int 2012 Mar-Apr;95(2):356-63. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.sge_wieser. PMID: 22649919

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