Takagi Hitoshi, Hagiwara Satoshi, Hashizume Hiroaki, Kanda Daisuke, Sato Ken, Sohara Naondo, Kakizaki Satoru, Takahashi Hitomi, Mori Masatomo, Kaneko Hiroaki, Ohwada Susumu, Ushikai Miharu, Kobayashi Keiko, Saheki Takeyori
Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Showa-machi 3-39, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
J Hepatol. 2006 Jan;44(1):236-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.08.024. Epub 2005 Sep 26.
Adult onset type II citrullinemia (CTLN2) is an autosomal recessive disease accompanied with hyperammonemia and a sudden onset of psychiatric disorders. We demonstrated three male patients with CTLN2 having a liver histology of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Patients with NASH were analyzed for the causative gene of CTLN2, SLC25A13 and discussed.