Prepair 500+
Gene: ARG1
HGNC approved symbol/name: ARG1
Is the phenotype(s) severe and onset <18yo ? Yes
Inborn error of metabolism caused by a defect in the final step in the urea cycle, the hydrolysis of arginine to urea and ornithine. Characterised by hyperammonemia, encephalopathy, and respiratory alkalosis. Untreated individuals are characterized by episodic hyperammonemia of variable degree that is infrequently severe enough to be life threatening or to cause death. Most commonly, birth and early childhood are normal. Untreated individuals have slowing of linear growth at age one to three years, followed by development of spasticity, plateauing of cognitive development, and subsequent loss of developmental milestones. If untreated, arginase deficiency usually progresses to severe spasticity, loss of ambulation, complete loss of bowel and bladder control, and severe intellectual disability. Seizures are common and are usually controlled easily.
Treatments available:
Level of Evidence: 2b
Sodium phenylbutyrate, glycerol phenylbutyrate, sodium benzoate: improves behavioural/psychiatric disturbance(s), prevents acute metabolic decompensation, prevents, halts, or slows clinical deterioration, improves neurological manifestations (incl. neuro-imaging)
Level of Evidence: 2b, effect on growth 4
Protein defined diet, arginine or citrulline: improves behavioural/psychiatric disturbance(s); prevents acute metabolic decompensation; prevents, halts, or slows clinical deterioration; improves neurological manifestations (incl. neuro-imaging); improves systemic manifestations
Level of Evidence: 4
Liver transplantation: improves psychomotor/cognitive development/IQ; improves behavioural/psychiatric disturbance(s), prevents, halts, or slows clinical deterioration, improves neurological manifestations (incl. neuro-imaging)Created: 24 Jul 2024, 4:25 p.m. | Last Modified: 24 Jul 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.9
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Argininemia MIM# 207800
Publications
Gene: arg1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Phenotypes for gene: ARG1 were changed from Argininemia, 207800 (3) to Argininemia MIM# 207800
Publications for gene: ARG1 were set to
gene: ARG1 was added gene: ARG1 was added to Prepair 500+. Sources: Mackenzie's Mission,Expert Review Green Mode of inheritance for gene: ARG1 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: ARG1 were set to Argininemia, 207800 (3)