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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Blood urea nitrogen
  1. Arginase deficiency 
    ... is not broken down properly. As a result, urea cannot be produced normally, and excess nitrogen accumulates in the blood in the form of ammonia. The accumulation of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/arginase-deficiency - Genetics
  2. N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency 
    ... not present at all. As a result, the urea cycle is impaired, and nitrogen is not broken down efficiently. The excess nitrogen accumulates in the blood in the form of ammonia. This buildup of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../n-acetylglutamate-synthase-deficiency - Genetics
  3. Argininosuccinic aciduria 
    ... is dysfunctional or missing. As a result, the urea cycle cannot proceed normally, arginine is not produced, and nitrogen is not broken down efficiently. The excess nitrogen accumulates in the blood in the form of ammonia. This buildup of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/argininosuccinic-aciduria - Genetics
  4. Lysinuric protein intolerance 
    ... called the urea cycle, which processes the excess nitrogen (in the form of ... (hyperammonemia). Lysine is particularly abundant in collagen molecules, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/lysinuric-protein-intolerance - Genetics
  5. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency 
    ... biochemical reactions that occurs in liver cells. The urea cycle processes excess nitrogen, generated when protein is broken down by the ... is to control the first step of the urea cycle, a reaction in which excess nitrogen compounds are incorporated into the cycle to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rbamoyl-phosphate-synthetase-i-deficiency - Genetics
  6. Ornithine translocase deficiency 
    ... biochemical reactions that occurs in liver cells. The urea cycle breaks down excess nitrogen, made when protein is broken down by the ... a result, ornithine transport is impaired and the urea cycle cannot proceed normally. This causes, nitrogen to accumulate in the bloodstream in the form ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-translocase-deficiency - Genetics
  7. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 
    ... ornithine transcarbamylase enzyme is damaged or missing. The urea cycle cannot proceed normally, and nitrogen accumulates in the bloodstream in the form of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../ornithine-transcarbamylase-deficiency - Genetics
  8. Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina 
    ... molecule called ornithine. Ornithine is involved in the urea cycle, which processes excess nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) that is generated when protein is broken down by the body. In addition to its role in the urea cycle, ornithine participates in several reactions that help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../gyrate-atrophy-of-the-choroid-and-retina - Genetics
  9. Citrullinemia 
    ... the activity of the enzyme, which disrupts the urea cycle and prevents the body from processing nitrogen effectively. Excess nitrogen (in the form of ammonia) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/citrullinemia - Genetics