[Study of taurine levels in the blood and urine of patients with hereditary spinocerebellar degeneration].

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[Study of taurine levels in the blood and urine of patients with hereditary spinocerebellar degeneration].

Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952) - 1 Jan 1990

Magalov Sh I, Arzumanova K G

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Measurements were made of the content of taurine in the blood and urine of 25 patients with Friedreich's ataxia and 13 patients suffering from Pierre Marie syndrome as well as of their 55 phenotypically healthy relatives. A high excretion of taurine with urine was found as was a direct relationsh...

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Adolescent
Adult
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Female
Friedreich Ataxia
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Taurine

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