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Preferred term

Alkaptonuria  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An inborn error of amino acid metabolism resulting from a defect in the enzyme HOMOGENTISATE 1,2-DIOXYGENASE, an enzyme involved in the breakdown of PHENYLALANINE and TYROSINE. It is characterized by accumulation of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in the urine, OCHRONOSIS in various tissues, and ARTHRITIS.

Entry terms

  • Alcaptonuria
  • Homogentisic Acid Oxidase Deficiency
  • Homogentisic Acidura

In other languages

  • French

  • Déficit en oxydase homogentisique
  • Maladie de l'urine noire

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R141M9LK-2

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