Chronic Pancreatitis Associated with Adult-Onset Type II Citrullinemia: Clinical and Pathologic Findings

Letters5 October 2004Chronic Pancreatitis Associated with Adult-Onset Type II Citrullinemia: Clinical and Pathologic FindingsShu-ichi Ikeda, MD, Shigeyuki Kawa, MD, Yo-ichi Takei, MD, Kanji Yamamoto, MD, Hisashi Shimojo, MD, Ken-ichi Tabata, MD, Keiko Kobayashi, PhD, and Takeyori Saheki, MDShu-ichi Ikeda, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Shigeyuki Kawa, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Yo-ichi Takei, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Kanji Yamamoto, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Hisashi Shimojo, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Ken-ichi Tabata, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., Keiko Kobayashi, PhDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan., and Takeyori Saheki, MDFrom Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-7-200410050-00028-w1 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Background: Adult-onset type II citrullinemia is a urea cycle disorder attributed to a deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase in the liver (1). A mutation of the citrin gene is responsible for the development of this disease (2, 3). Clinically, patients have recurrent episodes with hepatic encephalopathy, and some patients with this disease seem to have had previous pancreatitis (4).Objective: To clarify the clinicopathologic characteristics of pancreatitis in association with type II citrullinemia.Methods and Findings: Three male patients met the diagnostic criteria for type II citrullinemia: high concentrations of plasma ammonia and citrulline and slight increases in ...References1. Saheki T, Ueda A, Hosoya M, Kusumi K, Takada S, Tsuda M, et al . Qualitative and quantitative abnormalities of argininosuccinate synthetase in citrullinemia. Clin Chim Acta. 1981;109:325-35. [PMID: 6784969] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Kobayashi K, Sinasac DS, Iijima M, Boright AP, Begum L, Lee JR, et al . The gene mutated in adult-onset type II citrullinaemia encodes a putative mitochondrial carrier protein. Nat Genet. 1999;22:159-63. [PMID: 10369257] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Palmieri L, Pardo B, Lasorsa FM, del Arco A, Kobayashi K, Iijima M, et al . Citrin and aralar1 are Ca(2+)-stimulated aspartate/glutamate transporters in mitochondria. EMBO J. 2001;20:5060-9. [PMID: 11566871] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Ikeda S, Yazaki M, Takei Y, Ikegami T, Hashikura Y, Kawasaki S, et al . Type II (adult onset) citrullinaemia: clinical pictures and the therapeutic effect of liver transplantation. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001;71:663-70. [PMID: 11606680] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Etemad B, Whitcomb DC. Chronic pancreatitis: diagnosis, classification, and new genetic developments. Gastroenterology. 2001;120:682-707. [PMID: 11179244] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan; Saku General Hospital, Usuda 384-0393, Japan; and Kagoshima University; Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan. 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