OTC:  ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency is a rare genetic disorder characterized a lack of the enzyme ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC). that breaks down and removes of nitrogen the body. An accumulation of nitrogen, in the form of ammonia, travels to the central nervous symptoms that include vomiting, refusal to eat, progressive lethargy, and coma. OTC deficiency is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait.  This maens that a male with one x chromosome with the defect will exibhit OTC while a female will not. (See: Link )

 

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