Term Name: N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency
Synonyms: hyperammonemia due to N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency, N-acetyl glutamate synthetase deficiency, N-acetylglutamate synthetase deficiency, NAG synthetase deficiency, NAGS deficiency
Definition: A urea cycle disorder characterized by accumulation of ammonia in the blood that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the NAGS gene on chromosome 17q21.31.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:0112258]   ( DOID:0112258 )

Relationships
is a type of: autosomal recessive disease urea cycle disorder