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Analysis of a 1-year-old cystinuric patient with recurrent renal stones.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association - 1 Oct 2006
Tanzer Fatos, Ozgur Arzu, Bardakci Fevzi, Cankorkmaz Levent, Ayan Semih
Abstract excerpt
Cystinuria is a hereditary disorder of cystine and dibasic amino acids (lysine, arginine, ornithine) transport across the luminal membrane of renal tubules and intestine, resulting in recurrent nephrolithiasis. Cystine stones frequently occur in the second or third decade of life with an occasional occurrence in infancy and in old age. Herein is presented the case of a 1-year-old girl with cystinuria and...
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