Hyperammonemia in women with a mutation at the ornithine carbamoyltransferase locus. A cause of postpartum coma

N Engl J Med. 1990 Jun 7;322(23):1652-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199006073222307.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acids / blood
  • Ammonia / blood*
  • Coma / etiology*
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase / genetics*
  • Pregnancy
  • Puerperal Disorders / etiology*
  • Urea / blood

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Ammonia
  • Urea
  • Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase