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Natural and Unnatural Compounds Rescue Folding Defects of Human Alanine: Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Leading to Primary Hyperoxaluria Type I.
Current drug targets - 1 Jan 2016
Oppici Elisa, Montioli Riccardo, Dindo Mirco, Cellini Barbara
Abstract excerpt
The functional deficit of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) in human hepatocytes leads to a rare recessive disorder named primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH1). PH1 is characterized by the progressive accumulation and deposition of calcium oxalate stones in the kidneys and urinary tract, leading to a life-threatening and potentially fatal condition. In the last decades, substantial progress in the...
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