raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:90

Argininemia

Synonyms: Arginase 1 deficiency · Arginase deficiency · Hyperargininemia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Childhood, Infancy
Status
active

A rare autosomal recessive amino acid metabolism disorder characterized by variable degrees of hyperammonemia leading to progressive loss of developmental milestones and spasticity in the absence of treatment.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enArgininemiaArginase 1 deficiency · Arginase deficiency · Hyperargininemia
frArgininémieHyperargininémie · Déficit en arginase · Déficit en arginase 1
deArgininämieArgD · Argininase-1-Mangel · Hyperargininämie
esArgininemiaDeficiencia de arginasa · Deficiencia de arginasa 1 · Hiperargininemia
itArgininemiaDeficit di arginasi · Iperargininemia
nlArgininemieArginase 1-deficiëntie · Arginasedeficiëntie · Hyperargininemie
ptArgininemiaDeficiência de Arginase · Deficiência de Arginase 1 · Hiperargininemia
plArgininemiaHyperargininemia · Niedobór arginazy
csArgininémieDeficit arginázy · Hyperargininemie
ukАргінінеміяДефіцит аргінази · Гіпераргінінемія
zh精氨酸血症精氨酸酶缺乏症
trArjininemiHiperarjininemi · Arjinaz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM207800Evalidated
ICD-10E72.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C50.A2Especificvalidated
MONDO0008814Evalidated
MeSHD020162Evalidated
UMLSC0268548Evalidated
GARD5840Evalidated
MedDRA10062695Evalidated

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
ARG1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:663ENSG000001185206083136q23.2arginase 120301338[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth<1 / 1 000 0000.04 / 100 000FinlandValue and classValidated18616627[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.27 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated8794176[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2016[OTHER]

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

10 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0002167Abnormality of speech or vocalization
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0008339Diaminoaciduria
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0010864Intellectual disability, severe
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002353EEG abnormality
HP:0004374Hemiplegia/hemiparesis
HP:0001987Hyperammonemia
HP:0002478Progressive spastic quadriplegia
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card