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N-Acetylglutamate Synthase Deficiency

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Metabolism and Nutrition, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

    Ebru Canda

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  1. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei

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Canda, E. (2023). N-Acetylglutamate Synthase Deficiency. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Genetic Syndromes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66816-1_1775-1

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