Urinary homocystine levels in a newborn infant with cystathionine synthase deficiency. 1987

T Watanabe, and Y Kuroda, and E Naito, and M Ito, and E Takeda, and K Toshima, and M Miyao, and T Tomita, and S Furukawa
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan.

A boy with homocystinuria due to cystathionine synthase deficiency was found to have hypermethioninaemia by neonatal blood screening, but was not diagnosed as homocystinuric until 3 months of age because urinary homocystine was not detected by the cyanide-nitroprusside test or on two examinations with a sensitive amino acid autoanalyser. These findings indicate that tests for urinary homocystine should be made repeatedly with an amino acid autoanalyser in newborn infants with hypermethioninaemia until the enzyme defect is identified.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008715 Methionine A sulfur-containing essential L-amino acid that is important in many body functions. L-Methionine,Liquimeth,Methionine, L-Isomer,Pedameth,L-Isomer Methionine,Methionine, L Isomer
D003541 Cystathionine beta-Synthase A multifunctional pyridoxal phosphate enzyme. In the second stage of cysteine biosynthesis it catalyzes the reaction of homocysteine with serine to form cystathionine with the elimination of water. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA and HOMOCYSTINURIA. EC 4.2.1.22. Serine Sulfhydrase,beta-Thionase,Cystathionine Synthetase,Cystathionine beta Synthase,Sulfhydrase, Serine,Synthetase, Cystathionine,beta Thionase,beta-Synthase, Cystathionine
D006710 Homocysteine A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of METHIONINE. 2-amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid,Homocysteine, L-Isomer,2 amino 4 mercaptobutyric acid,Homocysteine, L Isomer,L-Isomer Homocysteine
D006712 Homocystinuria Autosomal recessive inborn error of methionine metabolism usually caused by a deficiency of CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE and associated with elevations of homocysteine in plasma and urine. Clinical features include a tall slender habitus, SCOLIOSIS, arachnodactyly, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, genu varus, thin blond hair, malar flush, lens dislocations, an increased incidence of MENTAL RETARDATION, and a tendency to develop fibrosis of arteries, frequently complicated by CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS and MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p979) CBS Deficiency,Cystathionine beta-Synthase Deficiency Disease,Cystathionine Beta Synthase Deficiency,Deficiency Disease, Cystathionine beta-Synthase,CBS Deficiencies,Cystathionine beta Synthase Deficiency Disease,Deficiencies, CBS,Deficiency Disease, Cystathionine beta Synthase,Deficiency, CBS
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006836 Hydro-Lyases Enzymes that catalyze the breakage of a carbon-oxygen bond leading to unsaturated products via the removal of water. EC 4.2.1. Dehydratase,Dehydratases,Hydrase,Hydrases,Hydro Lyase,Hydro-Lyase,Hydro Lyases,Lyase, Hydro,Lyases, Hydro

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