Effects of elevated citrulline levels

Citrulline is also a type of amino acid. If the level of citrulline is too high, it may cause harm to the patient's health. For example, it may indicate diabetes and problems with the body's basic carbohydrate metabolism, especially for children. Parents should pay attention to this aspect and take their children to the hospital for regular examinations in time. If such a problem does occur, they should receive timely and effective treatment.

Effects of elevated citrulline levels

Slightly high levels of citrulline and alanine do not mean much, as they may indicate diabetes, Cushing's disease, etc. But it’s not a big problem for children, so don’t worry. Just pay attention to the child's spirit and breastfeeding situation.

Amino acid metabolism disorders

Also known as amino acid disease and aminoaciduria, when the nervous system is affected, usually only mild psychomotor retardation occurs, and obvious symptoms do not appear until 2 to 3 years after the onset of the disease. Like other inherited metabolic diseases, amino acid disease does not affect the intrauterine growth and development of the fetus or delivery, and there may be no physical signs in the early stages. Phenylketonuria, tyrosinemia and Hartnup disease are three clinically important early childhood amino acid diseases and are typical diseases caused by biochemical defects.

Prognosis The prognosis of different types of amino acid metabolism diseases is not the same, and most have a poor prognosis. Epileptic seizures and ataxia are both caused by common biochemical abnormalities. Most children show reduced learning ability and varying degrees of intellectual decline.

Prevention of genetic diseases is difficult to treat and the results are unsatisfactory, so prevention becomes more important. Preventive measures include avoiding consanguineous marriage, promoting genetic counseling, carrier gene testing, prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion to prevent the birth of affected children.