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Leandro R Soria1, Nicholas Ah Mew2, Nicola Brunetti-Pierri1,3
1Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Italy.
Abstract:
Urea cycle disorders (UCD) are inborn errors of metabolism caused by deficiency of enzymes required to transfer nitrogen from ammonia into urea. Current paradigms of treatment focus on dietary manipulations, ammonia scavenger drugs, and orthotopic liver transplantation. In the last years, there has been intense preclinical research aiming at developing more effective treatments for UCD, and as a result, several novel approaches based on new knowledge of the disease pathogenesis, cell and gene therapies are currently under clinical investigation. We provide an overview of the latest advances for the development of novel therapies for UCD.
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