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[From gene to disease; primary hyperoxaluria type I caused by mutations in the AGXT gene].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 29 Jul 2006
van Woerden C S, Groothof J W, Wanders R J A, Waterham H R, Wijburg F R
Abstract excerpt
Primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH1) is a congenital defect in glyoxylate metabolism caused by a deficiency in the liver-specific peroxisomal enzyme known as alanine glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT). The deficiency is due to mutations in the AGXT gene, located on chromosome 2q37.3, and results in the conversion of glyoxylate to oxalate. The crystallisation of oxalate with calcium results in symptoms varying from a...
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