ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Genet., 11 October 2022

Sec. Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases

Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.952467

Pathogenic variants of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: Nation-wide study in Japan and literature review

  • JK

    Jun Kido 1,2*

  • KS

    Keishin Sugawara 2

  • TS

    Takaaki Sawada 1,2

  • SM

    Shirou Matsumoto 1,2

  • KN

    Kimitoshi Nakamura 1,2

  • 1. Department of Pediatrics, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan

  • 2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Abstract

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked disorder. Several male patients with OTCD suffer from severe hyperammonemic crisis in the neonatal period, whereas others develop late-onset manifestations, including hyperammonemic coma. Females with heterozygous pathogenic variants in the OTC gene may develop a variety of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic conditions to severe hyperammonemic attacks, owing to skewed lyonization. We reported the variants of CPS1, ASS, ASL and OTC detected in the patients with urea cycle disorders through a nation-wide survey in Japan. In this study, we updated the variant data of OTC in Japanese patients and acquired information regarding genetic variants of OTC from patients with OTCD through an extensive literature review. The 523 variants included 386 substitution (330 missense, 53 nonsense, and 3 silent), eight deletion, two duplication, one deletion-insertion, 55 frame shift, two extension, and 69 no category (1 regulatory and 68 splice site error) mutations. We observed a genotype–phenotype relation between the onset time (neonatal onset or late onset), the severity, and genetic mutation in male OTCD patients because the level of deactivation of OTC significantly depends on the pathogenic OTC variants. In conclusion, genetic information about OTC may help to predict long-term outcomes and determine specific treatment strategies, such as liver transplantation, in patients with OTCD.

Introduction

Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC; EC 2.1.3.3) is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of citrulline from carbamoyl phosphate and ornithine during the urea cycle; inorganic phosphate is released as a by-product of the reaction. It is essential for the conversion of neurotoxic ammonia into non-toxic urea. In humans, OTC is exclusively expressed in the liver and small intestinal mucosa; however, it functions only in the liver during the urea cycle. The human OTC gene, which is 73 kb long and comprises 10 exons and nine introns (), is located on the short arm of the X chromosome within band Xp21.1 (). It encodes a precursor OTC protein that has a molecular weight of 39.9 kD and is composed of 354 amino acids. Upon entering the mitochondria, it undergoes post-transcriptional modification in which the 32 amino acid-long leader sequence is cleaved in two successive steps (). The mature OTC peptide has a molecular weight of 36.1 kD and is composed of 322 amino acids. The functional OTC holoenzyme is a homotrimer with a three-fold symmetry and three active sites, each of which is shared between two adjacent polypeptides ().

The OTC deficiency (OTCD; MIM number: 311,250) is an X-linked disorder. Incidentally, the estimated frequency of OTCD is 1 per 80,000 births in Japan (), and recent studies indicate a prevalence of 1 per 62,000–77,000 births worldwide (; ; ; ). The OTCD phenotype is extremely heterogeneous. For instance, many male OTCD patients have severe hyperammonemic crisis in the neonatal stage, whereas others develop late-onset manifestations, including hyperammonemic coma (; ; ). On the contrary, females with heterozygous pathogenic variants in the OTC gene may develop a variety of clinical manifestations, ranging from an asymptomatic condition to severe hyperammonemic attack, owing to the skewed lyonization phenomenon. Incidentally, the cloning of the human OTC gene has helped in the identification of mutations, most of which are “private” mutations (Yamaguchi et al., 2006). Majority of the mutation analysis may have been performed using PCR amplification of exons and flanking regions, followed by Sanger sequencing. In about 10%–15% of patients with clinically proven OTCD, no identifiable mutations have been detected in the routine molecular testing. In these patients, large deletions, duplications, and complex rearrangements associated with OTC or mutations in the promoter and enhancer region has been reported (; ).

In the previous study (), we reported the variants of CPS1, ASS, ASL, and OTC detected in the patients with urea cycle disorders through a nation-wide survey in Japan and suggested that the onset time and severity in Japanese patients with OTCD can be estimated based on the type of OTC gene variant that they carry, thereby demonstrating a genotype–phenotype correlation in OTCD. In this study, we acquired information regarding 523 gene variants in patients with OTCD through a nationwide study in Japan and simultaneous literature review. Herein, we present our observations from the study and review. We also discuss the genotype–phenotype relationship and the clinical significance of these variants.

Material and methods

Previously, we had conducted nation-wide surveys on Japanese patients with urea cycle disorders (UCDs), such as OTCD, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency, argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency, argininosuccinate lyase deficiency, and arginase 1 deficiency (; ; ; ). In the current survey, we acquired the clinical data of 128 patients with OTCD (73 males and 55 females), including genetic information of 62 of them (57 families). These patients were diagnosed and/or treated in different departments, including pediatrics, neonatology, endocrinology and metabolism, genetics, and transplant surgery, from 78 different hospitals between January 2000 and March 2018. Additionally, we acquired the clinical data of patients diagnosed with OTCD in our institution as well.

As part of the literature review, we surveyed the genetic information of OTCD patients available on PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com) using the keywords “OTC mutation” and “OTCD mutation.” Moreover, we surveyed variants in the OTC gene by quoting exact words/phrases/statements from related papers (Yamaguchi et al., 2006; ; ). We also evaluated variants of OTCD patients reported in 112 papers.

Variant nomenclature followed the guidelines established by the Human Genome Variation Society (http://varnomen.hgvs.org/) (), and the variants were categorized by protein level descriptions. The public database ClinVar (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar) () was used for the classification of each variant. Bioinformatic tools, PolyPhen-2 (http://genetics.bwh.harvard.edu/pph2) () and SIFT (http://provean.jcvi.org/protein_batch_submit.php?species=human) () were used for predicting the potential impact of an amino acid alteration in missense mutations on the function of OTC.

Ethics statement

This study was approved by the ethical committee of the Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University (Ethics. No.1527). All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from all patients or their legal guardians for being included in the study.

Results

We acquired information regarding 523 genetic variants of OTCD patients through additional nation-wide survey conducted in Japan, as well as through a review of the existing relevant literature. These variants in the OTC gene included 386 substitution (330 missense, 53 nonsense, and 3 silent), eight deletion, two duplication, one deletion-insertion, 55 frame shift, two extension, and 69 no category (1 regulatory, 68 splice site error) mutations (Table 1; Supplementary data 1–3). Table 1 and Supplementary data 1 depicts the onset time of the OTCD symptoms and the maximum blood ammonia concentrations for each variant of the OTCD patients.

TABLE 1

Variant no.Nucleic acidAmino acidLocationPhenotype (onset-time)NH3 (μmol/L)References
Substitution (Missense variant)
6c.25T>Gp.Leu9*Ex 1N (2 days)430
12c.67C>Tp.Arg23*Ex 1N (NA)NA
F (2 years)NA
F (2.5 years)190
F (NA)123
27c.94C>Tp.Gln32*Ex 2F (15 m)NA
29c.106C>Tp.Gln36*Ex 2F (NA)NA
57c.148G>Tp.Gly50*Ex 2N (2 days)1,700
F (8 m)NA
59c.154G>Tp.Glu52*Ex 2F (NA)NA
68c.174G>Ap.Trp58*Ex 2N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
F (2 years)NA
77c.205C>Tp.Gln69*Ex 2F (NA)NA
80c.211G>Tp.Gly71*Ex 2F (9 m)NA
85c.219T>Gp.Tyr73*Ex 3N (NA)477
89c.232C>Tp.Gln78*Ex 3N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
94c.245T>Ap.Leu82*Ex 3N (NA)NA
95c.245T>Gp.Leu82*Ex 3F (NA)NA
96c.245_246delTAinsAGp.Leu82*Ex 3N (2 days)789
101c.256dulTp.Glu87*Ex 3N (NA)NA
109c.274C>Tp.Arg92*Ex 3N (NA)NA
N (6 days)879
N (NA)1,200
F (NA)NA
135c.313G>Tp.Gly105*Ex 4F (2y3m)384This study
142c.327T>Ap.Cys109*Ex 4N (NA)NA
183c.421C>Tp.Arg141*Ex 5N (6 days)1,212
F (19 m)NA
F (5 years)183
F (1 y)575
188c.429T>Ap.Tyr143*Ex 5F (36 years)280
189c.430A>Tp.Lys144*Ex 5F (NA)NA
190c.437C>Gp.Ser146*Ex 5N (NA)NA
198c.460G>Tp.Glu154*Ex 5N (NA)NA
218c.491C>Gp.Ser164*Ex 5N (6 days)NA
N (NA)1,500
F (7 years)NA
220c.501C>Ap.Tyr167*Ex 5N (2 days)NA
221c.501C>Gp.Tyr167*Ex 5N (2 days)NA
248c.538C>Tp.Gln180*Ex 5N (NA)NA
278c.578G>Ap.Trp193*Ex 6N (7 days)NA
N (2 days)>1,765
279c.579G>Ap.Trp193*Ex 6N (20 days)NA
346c.670G>Tp.Glu224*Ex 7NANA
353c.700G>Tp.Glu234*Ex 7N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
354c.703C>Tp.Gln235*Ex 7F (1.5 years)350
379c.760A>Tp.Ala254*Ex 8F (NA)NA
381c.766G>Tp.Gly256*Ex 8N/F (NA)NA
394c.794G>Ap.Trp265*Ex 8L (4.3 years)114
396c.795G>Ap.Trp265*Ex 8N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
404c.808C>Tp.Gln270*Ex 8N (NA)NA
409c.823A>Tp.Lys275*Ex 8N (4 days)278
414c.835C>Tp.Gln279*Ex 8N (NA)NA
417c.852C>Gp.Tyr284*Ex 8F (14 m)94Wu et al. (2018)
419c.853C>Tp.Gln285*Ex 8F (2 years)489
440c.894G>Ap.Trp298*Ex 9F (11 m)571
457c.916A>Tp.Arg306*Ex 9NANA
461c.928G>Tp.Glu310*Ex 9N (3 days)NA
F (3y5m)118
466c.940G>Tp.Glu314*Ex 9F (2y4m)166
475c.958C>Tp.Arg320*Ex 9N (3 days)782
L (6 m)494
F (9 m)494Yoo et al. (1996)
F (2 m)NA
F (2.3 years)494
477c.962C>Ap.Ser321*Ex 9N (NA)NA
483c.982G>Tp.Glu328*Ex 9N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
485c.988_990delAGAinsTp.Arg330*Ex 9F (15 m)NA
486c.991A>Tp.Lys331*Ex 9F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
488c.995G>Ap.Trp332*Ex 9N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
490c.996G>Ap.Trp332*Ex 9N (2 days)NA
517c.1042C>Tp.Gln348*Ex 10F (NA)NA
Substitution (Silent variant)
335c.663G>Ap.Lys221=Ex 6L (4 years)NA
359c.717G>Ap.Lys239=Ex 7F (NA)NA
423c.867G>Ap.Lys289=Ex 8L (1 y)4,500
Deletion
40c.124_126delp.Leu42delEx 2F (1.1 y)300
41c.126_128delp.Leu43delEx 2N (NA)5,000
93c.243_245delp.Leu82delEx 3F (7 years)248
244c.532_537delp.Thr178_Leu179delEx 5N (6 days)NA
382c.773_790delp.Asn258_263delEx 8NANA
407c.817_819delp.Glu273delEx 8L (NA)NA
L (1y3m)218
F (NA)NA
460c.928_930delp.Glu310delEx 9L (2 years)200
467c.941_943delp.Glu314delEx 9F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
Duplication
170c.390_392dupp.Leu131dupEx 5F (NA)NA
385c.784_792dupp.Thr262_Thr264dupEx 8N (NA)NA
Deletion-insertion
370c.731_739delp.Leu244_Thr247delinsPrEx 8F (NA)NA
Frame shift
7c.29_32delp.Asn10Metfs*27Ex 1F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
8c.29dupAp.Asn10Lysfs*6Ex 1F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
10c.42delTp.Phe14Leufs*20Ex 1N (NA)NA
11c.53delAp.His18Profs*20Ex 1N (NA)NA
28c.103insAp.Val35Serfs*7Ex 2F (2 years)580
47c.140delAp.Asn47Thrfs*17Ex 2N (NA)NA
F (5.6 years)500
50c.140dupAp.Asn47Lysfs*8Ex 2N (2 days)453
F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
51c.140_141insGp.Asn47Lysfs*8Ex 2N (3 days)NA
54c.144delTp.Phe48Leufs*16Ex 2N (NA)NA
78c.207_226delp.Gln69Hisfs*12Ex 2F (1.4 years)197
79c.209_210delp.Lys70Argfs*17Ex 2F (2y10 m)344
108c.271delAp.Thr91Leufs*38Ex 3F (NA)NA
121c.298delGp.Gly100Alafs*21Ex 3N (NA)NA
144c.330delTp.Thr112Profs*9Ex 4N (NA)NA
146c.341_342delp.Gln114Argfs*8Ex 4F (NA)NA
150c.359_360delp.Val120Glufs*2Ex 4F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
151c.364_365insTTp.Glu122Valfs*66Ex 4F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
155c.376delGp.Asp126Thrfs*61Ex 4F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
171c.391_397dupp.Ser133Ilefs*3Ex 5F (22 m)NA
175c.403delGp.Ala135Glnfs*52Ex 5N (4 days)3,000
195c.451delCp.Leu151Trpfs*36Ex 5F (NA)NA
199c.461_471delp.Glu154Alafs*18Ex 5N (NA)1,200
233c.516_525delp.Leu173Thrfs*11Ex 5N (NA)NA
236c.523_536delp.Asp175Profs*5Ex 5F (NA)335
242c.530_533dupp.Leu179Hisfs*7Ex 5N (4 days)NA
263c.552insGAACp.Ser185Efs*41Ex 6F (2.4 years)385
265c.561delAp.Gly188Valfs*18Ex 6F (NA)NA
266c.562_563delp.Gly188Serfs*36Ex 6NANA
270c.568delAp.Thr190Profs*16Ex 6NANA
271c.568dupAp.Thr190Asnfs*35Ex 6F (NA)NA
272c.571delCp.Leu191Serfs*15Ex 6N (7 days)860
285c.586delGp.Asp196Metfs*10Ex 6F (18 m)NA
298c.597_598delp.Ile200Profs*24Ex 6N (NA)NA
318c.630delAp.Lys210Asnfs*20Ex 6F (NA)NA
326c.645dupTp.Gln216Serfs*9Ex 6N (NA)NA
345c.664_667delinsACp.Gly222Thrfs*2Ex 7N (3 days)1,000
F (0.8 years)233
351c.697delGp.Leu232Leufs*14Ex 7N (NA)NA
378c.759delAp.Ala254Argfs*7Ex 8N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
397c.796_805delp.Ile265_Gly268delinsAspfs*19Ex 8N (6 days)639
N (6 days)639
399c.799_800insAp.Ser267Lysfs*26Ex 8F (12.8 years)307
406c.813_814delAGinsCp.Glu271Aspfs*28Ex 8N (2 days)NA
F (1 y)560
408c.818delAp.Glu273Glyfs*16Ex 8N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
413c.834_840delp.Gln279Serfs*8Ex 8L (18 m)256
L (1y6m)256
418c.853delCp.Gln285Argfs*4Ex 8N (3 days)856
422c.861_862insACp.Met288Thrfs*2Ex 8F (NA)NA
432c.876delAp.Val293Leufs*30Ex 9N (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
433c.882delTp.Ala295Profs*28Ex 9N (3 days)NA
434c.888delTp.Asp297Thrfs*26Ex 9F (1.5 years)96
436c.890_893delp.Asp297Glyfs*25Ex 9N (53 h)>1,000Yamanouchi et al. (2002)
437c.892_893delp.Trp298Aspfs*15Ex 9F (24 years)23.5
446c.906delCp.Cys303Alafs*20Ex 9F (NA)NAYamaguchi et al. (2006)
462c.929_931delp.Glu310Valfs*45Ex 9L (6 m)396
L (2.1 y)257
L (11 m)105
481c.970_979delp.Phe324Glnfs*16Ex 95 days (M)461
518c.1043delAp.Gln348Argfs*47Ex 10F (2 years)76
520c.1052delAp.Lys351Serfs*44Ex 10F (NA)NA
Extension
522c.1063T>Cp.*355Argext*15Ex 10F (NA)NA
523c.1065A>Tp.*355Cysext*15Ex 10L (2 years)499

Variants in the OTC gene and phenotype.

N, neonatal-onset; L, late-onset; F, female; NA, not available; mo, mosaicism.

The variants were categorized by protein level descriptions.

Among the missense variants, 108 variants have been identified in the male patients with neonatal onset of OTCD, while 81 variants have been identified in the male patients with late onset of OTCD. Eleven variants, namely the c.119G>A (p.Arg40His), c.304G>C (p.Ala102Pro), c.386G>A (p.Arg129His), c.481A>G (p.Asn161Asp), c.535C>T (p.Leu179Phe), c.540G>C (p.Gln180His), c.562G>C (p.Gly188Arg), c.725C>T (p.Thr242Ile), c.803T>C (p.Met268Thr), c.829C>T (p.Arg177Trp), and c.1028C>G (p.Thr343Arg), have been identified in case of both neonatal and late onset male OTCD patients. Additionally, the c.128T>C (p.Leu43Pro), c.530T>G (p.Leu177Arg), c.628A>C (p.Lys210Gln), and c.1025T>G (p.Leu342Pro) variants have been identified in female patients with neonatal onset of OTCD.

All nonsense variants detected in the male OTCD patients have been identified as the neonatal-onset type variant. Additionally, two silent variants, namely c.663G>A (p.Lys221=) and c.867G>A (p.Lys289=); three frame shift variants, specifically c.834_840delCCAGGCT (p.Gln279Serfs*8), c.929_931delAAG (p.Glu310Valfs*45), and c.1065A>T (p.*355Cysext*14); and two deletion/duplication variants, namely c.817_819delGAG (p.Glu273del) and c.928_930delGAA (p.Glu310del), have been identified in the late onset male OTCD patients.

The splicing-disrupting variants in introns 2, 3, 8, and 9 have been identified in case of both neonatal and late onset male OTCD patients. All splicing-disrupting variants in introns 5, 6, and 7 have been identified in the male patients with neonatal onset of OTCD. Moreover, although majority of the splicing-disrupting variants identified in introns 1 and 4 are specific for the male patients with neonatal onset of OTCD, only three variants, namely c.78-2A>G variant in intron 1 and c.386 + 1G>T, as well as c.386+4delT in intron 4, are specific for the late onset male OTCD patients.

Figure 1 demonstrates the amino acid substitutions in the OTC gene as detected in patients with OTCD. Incidentally, amino acid substitutions in exons 5 or 6 and in the α-helix or β-sheet structures are likely to result in neonatal onset of OTCD. Moreover, amino acid substitutions in positions 40, 52, 53, 59, 100, 102, 129, 158, 172, 176, 179, 180, 188, 191, 196, 220, 221, 225, 239, 242, 268, 269, 277, 289, 302,305,311, 337, 340, 343, and 345 are related to both neonatal and late onset OTCD patients.

FIGURE 1

Discussion

In this study, we have suggested the genotype–phenotype correlations about the onset time of OTCD symptoms and the maximum blood ammonia levels, with respect to the identified variants of the OTC gene. While we could not demonstrate a linear relationship between genetic mutation, protein activity quantification, and clinical morbidity, we revealed the impact of the amino acid substitutions in OTC on the time of onset of the symptoms. According to Tuchman’s study, among the gene mutations leading to OTCD, majority (approximately 84%) are single-base substitutions, while small deletions or insertions and large deletions comprise a smaller proportion of the mutations (12% and 4%, respectively). The mutations are largely “private,” with recurrent mutations occurring mainly in CpG dinucleotides (). Therefore, these are known as the mutation hotspots. Incidentally, a previous study indicated that majority of the mutations (80%) arise in the male germ cells (). However, our survey demonstrated that the variants are equally likely to arise in any exon of the OTC gene.

The functional OTC holoenzyme is a homotrimeric protein, and each subunit contains an N-terminal domain that binds to carbamoyl phosphate and a C-terminal domain that binds to L-ornithine (). Therefore, these domains are essential for the formation of the enzyme’s active site. Moreover, the α-helix and the β-sheet conformations are essential for retaining the structure of the functional enzyme. Hence, OTC variants that cannot retain the enzyme structure lead to the neonatal onset of OTCD, even if it is an amino acid substitution variant. Moreover, amino acids substitutions in the same position could lead to both neonatal and late onset of OTCD. The time of onset of disease symptoms and the disease severity may vary since the homotrimeric arrangement of the functional protein depends on the condition in the body. Splicing-disrupting mutations in the introns lead to heterogeneous variants, which, in turn, may be influenced by the condition in the body (); hence, the OTC proteins synthesized are not all abnormal. Majority of the splicing-disrupting variants in intron 4 and all the splicing-disrupting variants in introns 5, 6, and 7 were associated with neonatal onset of OTCD. Although the number of exon sites removed in each splicing-disrupting variant was not evaluated, exons 5, 6, 7, and 8 were speculated to be essential for maintaining OTC function.

Neonatal onset of OTCD leads to severe symptoms, and a majority of these patients suffer from hyperammonemia attacks resulting in a maximum blood ammonia concentration of ≥360 μmol/L at the time of onset (; ; ). Such hyperammonemia attacks could damage the brain significantly and lead to poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients with OTCD (; ; ).

Family members of OTCD patients, males as well as females, may also develop symptoms of OTCD, such as hyperammonemia attacks. Incidentally, if a male child is born to a female who has a family history of OTCD and possesses a known neonatal onset type variant, then immediate intervention will be necessary after birth to prevent a hyperammonemia attack that may cause blood ammonia levels to rise above 360 μmol/L. In fact, if the maximum blood ammonia levels can be controlled within 360 μmol/L during the first as well as subsequent hyperammonemia attacks, then these patients with neonatal onset OTCD are likely to acquire normal neurodevelopmental outcomes. Moreover, if the maximum ammonia concentrations could be controlled within 360 μmol/L in patients with neonatal onset OTCD, then early liver transplantation may help to achieve a stable overall health condition as well as proper neurodevelopmental outcomes (; ). Such patients may live a life with normal social activity.

There is a degree of genotype–phenotype correlation in male OTCD patients because the level of deactivation of OTC depends extensively on the pathogenic OTC variants. Therefore, the information about the OTC variants discussed in this study may help to develop early intervention strategies for patients who possess variants associated with neonatal onset OTCD; early liver transplantation should be considered as an optional therapy for such patients. Other notable OTC therapeutic options include gene and exon skipping therapy that may become available for clinical application in the near future (Supplementary data 4) (; ; and and, ).

In future, it is important to establish a new medical system that will be able to provide a better prognosis by referring to the patient’s genetic information and intervening at an appropriate time. Moreover, we should consider the need of more comprehensive prenatal genetic testing system for OTC gene because the current prenatal genetic testing of OTC is applied to known mutations in the families with OTC gene mutation or OTCD patients in each institution in Japan. These will help to develop subsequent treatment strategies, including liver transplantation, which may help to save the patients’ lives.

In conclusion, we investigated the impact of OTCD variants on clinical aspects of Japanese patients through an additional nationwide study and an extensive literature review. Genetic information about OTC variations may help to predict long-term outcomes of the OTCD patients, as well as determine specific treatment strategies, such as liver transplantation. In particular, such genetic information is beneficial for performing prenatal diagnosis and designing intervention strategies for neonates born to females possessing the neonate onset variants.

Statements

Data availability statement

The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. The names of the repository/repositories and accession number(s) can be found in the article/Supplementary Material.

Ethics statement

The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the ethical committee of the Faculty of Life Science, Kumamoto University (Ethics No. 1527). Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants’ legal guardian/next of kin.

Author contributions

JK and KN designed the research; JK, KS, TS, and SM contributed to practicing medicine, DNA analysis, and data collection from the OTCD patients; J.K and KS verified and analyzed the data and performed the literature review; JK wrote the manuscript; and JK and KN supervised the research. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript for submission. All authors have agreed to be personally accountable for their own contributions and answer any questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work.

Funding

This work was supported in part by a Health and Labor Sciences Research Grant for Research on Rare and Intractable Diseases from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan (grant number JPMH20FC1025), a Grant-in-Aid for Practical Research Project for Rare/Intractable Diseases from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED; grant numbers JP19ek0109276, JP21ek0109482), and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JSPS] KAKENHI; grant number JP20K08207). The funders had no role in designing the study, collecting and analyzing the data, preparation of the manuscript, or the decision to publish.

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to all 731 institutions that participated in the present study, and in particular, to the 110 institutions that kindly provided useful clinical information regarding patients with UCDs. Additionally, we would like to thank Dr. Tomohiro Horita, Dr. Kiyotaka Kosugiyama, Dr. Atsuko Noguchi, Dr. Chikahiko Numakura, Dr. Yutaka Suzuki, Dr. Masayoshi Nagao, Dr. Hiroshi Kobayashi, Dr. Masahisa Kobayashi, Dr. Manabu Abe, Dr. Keiji Tsuchiya, Dr. Mirai Hattori, Dr. Seiichi Shimizu, Dr. Masahiro Takeda, Dr. Yoshihiro Hirata, Dr. Hajime Uchida, Dr. Mureo Kasahara, Dr. Reiko Horikawa, Dr. Yoichi Wada, Dr. Narutaka Mochizuki, Dr. Kei Murayama, Dr. Tomoko Lee, Dr. Hiroshi Mochizuki, Dr. Yoriko Watanabe, Dr. Yusuke Fujisawa, Dr. Kenichi Kinjo, Dr. Tomotaka Kono, Dr. Asako Tajima, Dr. Masaru Shimura, Dr. Tomoyo Itonaga, Dr. Masaki Kanazawa, Dr. Atsushi Iwabuchi, Dr. Jiro Kagawa, Dr. Keiko Ichimoto, Dr. Akira Otake, Dr. Kaoru Hagita, Dr. Tatsuya Suzuki, Dr. Yasuhiko Ago, Dr. Yoko Nakajima, Dr. Akihiro Tanemura, Dr. Yoshinori Satomura, Dr. Toko Shibuya, Dr. Tohru Yorifuji, Dr. Jun Mori, Dr. Mari Hasegawa, Dr. Takenori Suga, Dr. Mahoko Furujo, Dr. Reina Ogata, Dr. Nobuhiko Koga, Dr. Fusako Sasaki, Dr. Toshihiko Kakiuchi, Dr. Nanae Kawano, Dr. Toshihiko Nonaka, Dr. Kenji Nakamura, Dr. Kazuyuki Yotsumata, Dr. Yasutsugu Chinen, Dr. Hiromi Nyuzuki, Dr. Hiroshi Yoshida, Dr. Hiroyuki Iijima, Dr. Tetsuya Ito, Dr. Shinichi Hirose, Dr. Kaori Fukui, Dr. Kanako Kojima-Ishii, Dr. Yuichi Mushimoto, Dr. Shinobu Yoshida, Dr. Mika Ishige, and Dr. Norio Sakai for providing medical information regarding patients with UCDs. We are also extremely grateful to Ms. Naomi Yano and Ms. Yuri Ikita for their assistance during the survey analysis.

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ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, X-linked disorder, hyperammonemia, late onset OTCD, neonatal onset OTCD

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Kido J, Sugawara K, Sawada T, Matsumoto S and Nakamura K (2022) Pathogenic variants of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency: Nation-wide study in Japan and literature review. Front. Genet. 13:952467. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.952467

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Petr O. Ilyinskii, Selecta Biosciences, United States

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