Table 1. Study Participants.
Total | OTC deficiency (Male) | OTC deficiency (Female) | ASS1 deficiency | ASL deficiency | ARG1 deficiency | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 28 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Median age in yrs (range) | 15 (5 – 52) | 41 (26 – 51) | 16 (5 – 52) | 8 (5 – 15) | 10 (5 – 31) | 16 (6 – 35) | |
BMI Category N (%) | Underweight | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Healthy | 12 (43%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (29%) | 1 (25%) | 6 (75%) | 3 (50%) | |
Overweight | 5 (18%) | 2 (67%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) | 1 (17%) | |
Obese | 10 (36%) | 1 (33%) | 5 (71%) | 2 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (33%) | |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 12 (43%) | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (63%) | 4 (67%) | |
Female | 16 (57%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (33%) | |
Diagnosis N (%) | |||||||
Neonatal or NBS | 9 (32%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (100%) | 5 (63%) | 0 (0%) | |
Family History | 4 (14%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (29%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (13%) | 0 (0%) | |
Late-Onset | 15 (54%) | 2 (67%) | 5 (71%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (25%) | 6 (100%) | |
Documented history of HA N (%) | 16 (57%) | 2 (67%) | 4 (57%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (50%) | 2 (33%) |
Numbers may not equal 100% because of rounding.
Abbreviations: ARG1, arginase; ASL, argininosuccinate lyase; ASS1, argininosuccinate synthase; BMI, body-mass index; HA, hyperammonemia; N, number; NBS, newborn screening; OTC, ornithine transcarbamylase; yrs, years;