What is tyrosinemia type I?

Tyrosinemia is a genetic disorder characterized by elevated blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine, a building block of most proteins. Type I is is caused by a shortage of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase. Symptoms usually appear in the first few months of life.

How do members experience tyrosinemia type I?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tyrosinemia type I*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tyrosinemia type I*

Who has tyrosinemia type I on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 9
40s 3
50s 1
60s 1
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 10

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What is tyrosinemia type I?

Tyrosinemia is a genetic disorder characterized by elevated blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine, a building block of most proteins. Type I is is caused by a shortage of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase. Symptoms usually appear in the first few months of life.



Common symptoms reported by people with tyrosinemia type I

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tyrosinemia type I

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Compare treatments taken by people with tyrosinemia type I

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Who has tyrosinemia type I on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 23 say tyrosinemia type I is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 9
40s 3
50s 1
60s 1
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 10

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from tyrosinemia type I patients who have completed their condition history
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