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ArticleJIMD reports2026

Dual Urea Cycle Dysfunction Caused by Coexisting Argininosuccinic Aciduria and Citrin Deficiency: Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Insights From an Exceptional Case.

Mouna Zribi, Mariem Bhouri, Safa Khatrouch, Hela Boudabous, Johannes Häberle, Mohamed Slim Abdelmoula, Amel Ben Chehida

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Mouna ZribiDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-3328
Mariem BhouriDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1281-6682
Safa KhatrouchDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0485-1416
Hela BoudabousDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4368-927X
Johannes HäberleDivision of Metabolism & Children's Research University Children's Hospital Zurich Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-091X
Mohamed Slim AbdelmoulaDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.
Amel Ben ChehidaDepartment of Pediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases La Rabta Hospital Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7880-3215

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Abstract

Dual inherited defects affecting urea cycle function are exceptionally rare. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of the coexistence of argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA) and citrin deficiency (CD). A girl born to consanguineous Tunisian parents presented at 6 months of age with recurrent seizures, vomiting, developmental delay, and severe hyperammonemic encephalopathy. Laboratory investigations revealed hyperammonemia, respiratory alkalosis, transaminitis, dyslipidemia, hyperglutaminemia, and mild hypercitrullinemia. Brain imaging showed delayed myelination and basal ganglia abnormalities. Management involved arginine supplementation, ammonia scavengers, protein restriction and antiepileptic drugs. The patient died at 33 months of age from severe hyperammonemia and lactic acidosis. Next-generation sequencing identified two homozygous variants affecting distinct urea cycle-related genes:

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argininosuccinic aciduriacitrin deficiencymultilocus pathogenic variationnext‐generation sequencingurea cycle disorder

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