Urea Cycle Disorders Fund

Urea cycle disorders (UCD) are congenital diseases that are caused by a dysfunctional urea cycle. The genetics and biochemistry of these disorders have been extensively studied. They are the result of a deficiency of one of the six enzymes that catalyze the various biochemical reactions in the urea cycle which converts ammonia to urea for removal via urine.  UCD’s belong to inborn errors of metabolism that are associated with fatal brain damage and death in newborns.