title: [Trimethylaminuria (fish-odour syndrome)--hints for a new therapeutic option with desmopressin].
abstract: There is still no medical treatment available for the so-called fish-odour syndrome (trimethylaminuria). A recent coincidental observation points to a possible therapy with desmopressin. Theoretical considerations about the possible mechanism can explain the observed effects.
authors: dr.werner-tornesch@t-online.de
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authors: Werner
mesh_terms: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005396:Fish Products; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000652:urine; D008744:Methylamines / Q000652:urine*; D009812:Odorants; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D050034:Antidiuretic Agents; D008744:Methylamines; D010105:Oxygenases; C020066:dimethylaniline monooxygenase (N-oxide forming); D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; C023336:trimethylamine