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Hypolysinemia

MedGen UID:
1671037
Concept ID:
C4732897
Finding
Synonyms: Decreased blood lysine; Low blood lysine levels
 
HPO: HP:0500142

Definition

A decreased amount of lysine in the blood. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Lysinuric protein intolerance
MedGen UID:
75704
Concept ID:
C0268647
Disease or Syndrome
Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) typically presents after an infant is weaned from breast milk or formula; variable findings include recurrent vomiting and episodes of diarrhea, episodes of stupor and coma after a protein-rich meal, poor feeding, aversion to protein-rich food, failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and muscular hypotonia. Over time, findings include: poor growth, osteoporosis, involvement of the lungs (progressive interstitial changes, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis) and of the kidneys (progressive glomerular and proximal tubular disease), hematologic abnormalities (normochromic or hypochromic anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, erythroblastophagocytosis in the bone marrow aspirate), and a clinical presentation resembling the hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophagic activation syndrome. Hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and acute pancreatitis can also be seen.

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Diagnosis

Ahmet I, Serdar KS
Doc Ophthalmol 2006 Jul;113(1):61-4. Epub 2006 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s10633-006-9012-2. PMID: 16906410
Hasanoğlu A, Biberoğlu G, Tümer L
Turk J Pediatr 1996 Apr-Jun;38(2):253-6. PMID: 8701494
Yatziv S, Statter M, Merin S
J Lab Clin Med 1979 May;93(5):749-57. PMID: 429873

Therapy

Berson EL, Schmidt SY, Shih VE
Ophthalmology 1978 Oct;85(10):1018-27. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(78)35588-3. PMID: 740364

Prognosis

Berson EL, Schmidt SY, Shih VE
Ophthalmology 1978 Oct;85(10):1018-27. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(78)35588-3. PMID: 740364

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