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Ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency: What Patients Should Know
By Dr. Lakshmi Andersson, MD · · Endocrinology and Metabolism
Patients often ask us about ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency. Here is what our Endocrinology and Metabolism clinicians want you to know.
About this topic
Topic: ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency. An urea cycle disorder that involves a mutated and ineffective form of the enzyme ornithine transcarbamylase.
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