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World J Clin Pediatr. Jul 9, 2022; 11(4): 369-374
Published online Jul 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i4.369
Published online Jul 9, 2022. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i4.369
Children with lysinuric protein intolerance: Experience from a lower middle income country
Syed Bilal Hashmi, Sibtain Ahmed, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Author contributions: Ahmed S designed and conceived the idea, assisted in the write-up of the first draft and critically reviewed the manuscript; Hashmi SB performed the data collection, literature review and the majority of the write-up in the first draft.
Institutional review board statement: Study commenced after approval was obtained from the institutional ethics committee (No. 2018-0553-894).
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict-of-interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: Dataset available from the corresponding author at ude.uka@demha.niatbis . Consent was not obtained as the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
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Corresponding author: Sibtain Ahmed, FCPS, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, National Stadium Rd, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. sibtain.ahmed@aku.edu
Received: December 29, 2021
Peer-review started: December 29, 2021
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 21, 2022
Accepted: June 3, 2022
Article in press: June 3, 2022
Published online: July 9, 2022
Processing time: 189 Days and 2.2 Hours
Peer-review started: December 29, 2021
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 21, 2022
Accepted: June 3, 2022
Article in press: June 3, 2022
Published online: July 9, 2022
Processing time: 189 Days and 2.2 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by alterations in the SLC7A7 gene.
Research motivation
To create awareness among the clinical community and describe the spectrum of this rare disorder in Pakistan.
Research objectives
To present the biochemical and clinical presentation of cases with suggestive LPI in Pakistan.
Research methods
Descriptive cross sectional study.
Research results
Six cases with a suggestive diagnosis of LPI based on amino acid profiling were reported.
Research conclusions
Although clinical manifestations appeared in the first 2 years of life, a delay in diagnosis was evident.
Research perspectives
A high rate of inherited metabolic disorders in Pakistan is known.