Hydroxykynureninuria
Alternate names[edit | edit source]
Xanthurenic aciduria; Kynureninase deficiency
Definition[edit | edit source]
A rare, genetic disorder of tryptophan metabolism characterized by massive urinary excretion of xanthurenic acid (XA), 3-hydroxykynurenine and kynurenine and increased XA concentration in plasma. The clinical phenotype is highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic or mild cases presentating with jaundice and vomiting, with subsequent normal development and growth, to more severe cases with manifestions which include intellectual disability, cerebellar ataxia, pellagra, progressive encephalopathy with muscular hypotonia, global developmental delay, stereotyped gestures and/or congenital deafness.
NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit source]
Hydroxykynureninuria is a rare disease.
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