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Clinical, biochemical and molecular characterization of cystinuria in a cohort of 12 patients.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Barbosa M, Lopes A, Mota C, Martins E, Oliveira J, Alves S, De Bonis P, Mota M do Céu, Dias C, Rodrigues-Santos P, Fortuna A M, Quelhas D, Lacerda L, Bisceglia L, Cardoso M L
Abstract excerpt
Cystinuria is a rare autosomal inherited disorder characterized by impaired transport of cystine and dibasic aminoacids in the proximal renal tubule. Classically, cystinuria is classified as type I (silent heterozygotes) and non-type I (heterozygotes with urinary hyperexcretion of cystine). Molecularly, cystinuria is classified as type A (mutations on SLC3A1 gene) and type B (mutations on SLC7A9 gene). The goal...
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