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Ornithine Aminotransferase Deficiency in Differential Diagnosis of Neonatal Hyperammonemia: A Case with a Novel OAT Gene Mutation

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  1. Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Kocamustafapasa, Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tanyel Zubarioglu, Ertugrul Kiykim & Cigdem Aktuglu Zeybek

  2. Central Laboratory, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Serif Cansever

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Zubarioglu, T., Kiykim, E., Cansever, M.S. et al. Ornithine Aminotransferase Deficiency in Differential Diagnosis of Neonatal Hyperammonemia: A Case with a Novel OAT Gene Mutation. Indian J Pediatr 83, 754–755 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2077-3

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