raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:23

Argininosuccinic aciduria

Synonyms: ASA deficiency · ASL deficiency · Argininosuccinase deficiency · Argininosuccinatelyase deficiency · Argininosuccinic acid lyase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare, genetic disorder of urea cycle metabolism typically characterized by either a severe, neonatal-onset form that manifests with hyperammonemia accompanied with vomiting, hypothermia, lethargy and poor feeding in the first few days of life, or late-onset forms that manifest with stress- or infection-induced episodic hyperammonemia or, in some, behavioral abnormalities and/or learning disabilities, or chronic liver disease. Patients often manifest liver dysfunction.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enArgininosuccinic aciduriaASA deficiency · ASL deficiency · Argininosuccinase deficiency · Argininosuccinatelyase deficiency · Argininosuccinic acid lyase deficiency
frAcidurie argininosucciniqueASA · Déficit en ASL · Déficit en acide arginosuccinique synthétase · Déficit en argininosuccinase · Déficit en argino-succinate lyase
deArgininbernsteinsäure-KrankheitASL-Mangel · Argininosuccinase-Mangel · Argininsuccinat-Lyase-Mangel · Argininosuccinoazidurie
esAciduria argininosuccínicaDeficiencia ASA · Deficiencia ASL · Deficiencia de argininosuccinato liasa · Deficiencia de arginosuccinasa · Deficiencia de ácido argininosuccínico liasa
itAciduria argininosuccinicaDeficit della liasi dell'acido argininosuccinico · Deficit di ASA · Deficit di ASL · Deficit di argininosuccinasi · Deficit di argininosuccinato liasi
nlArgininobarnsteenzuuracidurieASA-deficiëntie · ASL-deficiëntie · Argininobarnsteenzuurlyasedeficiëntie · Argininosuccinaatlyasedeficiëntie · Argininosuccinasedeficiëntie
ptAcidúria argininosuccínicaDeficiência de argininosuccinase
plKwasica argininobursztynianowaNiedobór argininosukcynazy · Niedobór ASA · Niedobór ASL · Niedobór liazy argininobursztynianowej · Niedobór liazy kwasu argininobursztynowego
csArgininsukcinátová acidurieDeficit ASA · Deficit ASL · Deficit argininsukcinázy · Deficit argininosukcinátlyázy · Deficit argininsukcinátlyázy
ukАргінінобурштинова ацидуріяДефіцит аргініносукцинази · Дефіцит аргініносукцинатеази · Дефіцит ліази аргінінобурштинової кислоти · Дефіцит ASA · Дефіцит ASL
zh精氨基琥珀酸尿精氨基琥珀酸裂合酶缺乏症
trArjininosukinik asidüriASA eksikliği · ASL eksikliği · Arjininosüksinaz eksikliği · Arjininosüksinatilaz eksikliği · Arjininosüksinik asit liyaz eksikliği

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM207900Evalidated
ICD-10E72.2NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-115C50.A0Especificvalidated
MONDO0008815Evalidated
MeSHD056807Evalidated
UMLSC0268547Evalidated
GARD5843Evalidated
MedDRA10058299Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
ASLDisease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:746ENSG000001265226083107q11.21argininosuccinate lyase12384776[PMID]_21290785[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.46 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated23972786[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.69 / 100 000FinlandValue and classValidated18616627[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0001 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2019[OTHER]_[EXPERT]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 100 0001.05 / 100 000AustriaValue and classValidated20236848[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

51 annotations · validated 2024-05-27
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003355Aminoaciduria
HP:0001987Hyperammonemia
HP:0003217Hyperglutaminemia
HP:0005961Hypoargininemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0025630Argininosuccinic aciduria
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0002329Drowsiness
HP:0002353EEG abnormality
HP:0002910Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration
HP:0011966Elevated plasma citrulline
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0032491Increased circulating argininosuccinic acid
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0032470Monilethrix
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
HP:0001950Respiratory alkalosis
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001328Specific learning disability
HP:0002789Tachypnea
HP:0002013Vomiting
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0011362Abnormal hair quantity
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
HP:0000670Carious teeth
HP:0006280Chronic pancreatitis
HP:0001394Cirrhosis
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language development
HP:0002014Diarrhea
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0000964Eczematoid dermatitis
HP:0007183Focal T2 hyperintense basal ganglia lesion
HP:0002283Global brain atrophy
HP:0001399Hepatic failure
HP:0001395Hepatic fibrosis
HP:0002155Hypertriglyceridemia
HP:0002900Hypokalemia
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0003218Oroticaciduria
HP:0002232Patchy alopecia
HP:0006970Periventricular leukomalacia
HP:0003777Pili torti
HP:0000709Psychosis
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0000742Self-mutilation
HP:0001894Thrombocytosis
HP:0001337Tremor
HP:0009886Trichorrhexis nodosa
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001402Hepatocellular carcinoma

Run the differential on the 4 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 21290785[PMID]_30723942[PMID]

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