Mondo Description Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency (CPS1D) is a rare and severe disorder of urea cycle metabolism most commonly characterized by either a neonatal-onset of severe hyperammonemia that occurs few days after birth and manifests with lethargy, vomiting, hypothermia, seizures, coma and death or a presentation outside the newborn period at any age with (sometimes) milder symptoms of hyperammonemia.

Uniprot Description An autosomal recessive disorder of the urea cycle causing hyperammonemia. It can present as a devastating metabolic disease dominated by severe hyperammonemia in neonates or as a more insidious late-onset condition, generally manifesting as life-threatening hyperammonemic crises under catabolic situations. Clinical features include protein intolerance, intermittent ataxia, seizures, lethargy, developmental delay and mental retardation.

Disease Ontology Description An amino acid metabolic disorder that involves accumulation of ammonia in the blood.