Sayarifard F, Hadipour F, Hadipour Z, Häberle J, Shafeghati Y, Sagheb S and Sarkhail P. The First Iranian Case of N-acetyl-glutamate Synthase (NAGS) Deficiency Treated with N-carbamylglutamate.
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Urea cycle disorder, NAGS deficiency, N-carbamylglutamate, hyperammonemia
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