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ArticleMolecular genetics and metabolism reports2021

Long-term N-carbamylglutamate treatment of hyperammonemia in patients with classic organic acidemias.

Ertugrul Kiykim, Ozge Oguz, Cisem Duman, Tanyel Zubarioglu, Mehmet Serif Cansever, Ayse Cigdem Aktuglu Zeybek

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Article in Molecular genetics and metabolism reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04176523 (Understanding the Long-Term Management of Organic Acidemia Patients With CARBAGLU®), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04176523 recruitingnot on this map

Understanding the Long-Term Management of Organic Acidemia Patients With CARBAGLU®: A Mixed Methods Approach

TypeobservationalSponsorRECORDATI GROUPRan2019 to 2029Enrolled95ConditionsMethylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic AcidemiaArmsCarglumic Acid
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observational
  2. [N-carbamylglutamate in the treatment of neonatal organic acidemia crisis: a report of five cases].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026
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  3. Review
  4. Observational
  5. Prevalence of propionic acidemia in China.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2023
    Review
  6. Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ertugrul KiykimIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozge OguzIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cisem DumanIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tanyel ZubariogluIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Serif CanseverIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, The Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Medical Documentation and Techniques, Division of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ayse Cigdem Aktuglu ZeybekIstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClassic organic acidurias (OAs) usually characterized by recurrent episodes of acidemia, ketonuria, and hyperammonemia leading to coma and even death if left untreated. Acute hyperammonemia episodes can be treated effectively with N-carbamylglutamate (NCG). The effect of the long-term efficacy of N-carbamylglutamate is little known. MATERIAL-

methodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Pediatric Nutrition and Metabolism Clinic between January 2012 to January 2018. Patients with classic OAs were enrolled in the study. Patients' ammonia levels, hospitalization needs, hyperammonemia episodes, and management of hyperammonemia were recorded. NCG usage for more than consecutively 15 days was considered as a long-term treatment.

resultsTwenty-one patients, consisting of eleven patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and ten patients with propionic acidemia (PA) were eligible for the study. N-carbamylglutamate was used as ammonia scavenger for a total of 484 months with a median period of 23 months (min-max: 3-51 months) in all patients. A significant decrease in plasma ammonia levels was detected during long term NCG treatment (55.31 ± 13.762 μmol/L) in comparison with pre NCG treatment period (69.64 ± 17.828 μmol/L) (

conclusionN-Carbamylglutamate may be deemed an effective and safe treatment modality in the chronic management of hyperammonemia in patients with PA and MMA.

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HyperammonemiaMethylmalonic acidemiaN-CarbamylglutamateOrganic aciduriasPropionic acidemia

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