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Mutational analysis of AGXT in two Chinese families with primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
BMC nephrology - 17 Jun 2014
Li Guo-min, Xu Hong, Shen Qian, Gong Yi-nv, Fang Xiao-yan, Sun Li, Liu Hai-mei, An Yu
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BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 is a rare autosomal recessive disease of glyoxylate metabolism caused by a defect in the liver-specific peroxisomal enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) that leads to hyperoxaluria, recurrent urolithiasis, and nephrocalcinosis. METHODS: Two unr...
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