Hepatorenal tyrosinemia: A rare genetic metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency of particular enzymes which prevents the breakdown of tyrosine which then builds up in the liver. Type 1 involves a deficiency of the enzyme fumaril acetoacetate hydrolase. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatorenal tyrosinemia is available below.
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Prognosis for Hepatorenal tyrosinemia: poor, death usually within months
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Hepatorenal tyrosinemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hepatorenal tyrosinemia, or a subtype of Hepatorenal tyrosinemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hepatorenal tyrosinemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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