The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 138, Issue 1 , Pages 123-124, January 2001

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency and pancreatitis☆

Divisions of Endocrinology/Diabetes and Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Received 22 November 1999; received in revised form 14 March 2000 and 22 June 2000; accepted 27 June 2000.

Abstract 

We describe a male patient with a Y202H ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency gene mutation who had pancreatitis while taking a low-protein diet, citrulline, and sodium phenylbutyrate. (J Pediatr 2001;138:123-4)

Abbreviations:  OTC , Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

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☆ Reprint request: Gerard T. Berry, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

PII: S0022-3476(01)06354-5

doi:10.1067/mpd.2001.109792

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 138, Issue 1 , Pages 123-124, January 2001

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