DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency

Glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency [DOID:0111681]

An amino acid metabolic disorder characterized by decreased levels of cellular glutathione and gamma-glutamylcysteine and hemolytic anemia that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in GCLC on chromosome 6p12.1.

Synonyms:  glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiency,  DOID:0111681,  glutamatecysteine ligase deficiency,  glutamate-cysteine ligase deficiencies,  gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase deficiency ...