Glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency

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Glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency

Synonyms: Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency

A disorder that is principally characterized by hemolytic anemia (usually rather mild) however the presence of neurological symptoms has also been reported.

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Advocacy Organizations

Mississippi Metabolics Foundation

Mississippi Metabolics Foundation (MMF) was founded to raise awareness, educate, and provide support to those living or caring for someone with genetic metabolic disorders/inborn errors of metabolism (IEM).

Youth And Women for Opportunities Uganda-YWOU

Our mission supports Rare, orphan and undiagnosed diseases diagnosis, care and treatment, education, awareness and empowering health care professionals and patients care takers of rare, orphan and undiagnosed diseases arena in Uganda, build capacity and bridge lack of clinical knowledge and experience and provide search/quest for diagnostic laboratories, I advocate for changes in laws, practices

Clinical Trials

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