脳回転状萎縮(Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina; GACR)は、オルニチンアミノトランスフェラーゼ(OAT)の欠損を基盤とする代謝性網膜ジストロフィーである。OATはビタミンB6(ピリドキサールリン酸; PLP)を補酵素とし、オルニチンをグルタミン酸セミアルデヒドに変換する酵素である。この欠損により血漿オルニチンが正常の10〜20倍に上昇し、脈絡膜・網膜の進行性萎縮が生じる。
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