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Maternal isodisomy of the telomeric end of chromosome 2 is responsible for a case of primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2005
Chevalier-Porst Françoise, Rolland Marie-Odile, Cochat Pierre, Bozon Dominique
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Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is an autosomal recessive disorder of glyoxylate metabolism, in which excessive oxalates are formed by the liver and excreted by the kidneys, causing a wide spectrum of disease, ranging from renal failure in infancy to mere renal stones in late adulthood. This disease is caused by a deficiency of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT), which is encoded by a single copy gene,...
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