As of right now, there still aren’t any
viable cures for ASL deficiency; only treatment, to improve the quality of life
of a patient. The treatment is fairly simple, consisting mostly of watching
protein intake, and taking certain supplements to manage the block in the urea
cycle and on the rare occasion of a metabolic emergency, haemodialysis. (more
information can be found in previous posts) While these are effective, the only
way to “be rid” of this condition, seeing as it is genetic, is a liver
transplant.
Such treatment is life-long, and the slightest
mistake could end in disaster, ranging from neurological damage, to death. As
such, researchers continue to search for cures to ASLD. Some researchers have
been looking into gene therapy as a possible solution, and even now, continue
to study the genetics behind this condition.
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