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Drug Library Screening for the Identification of Ionophores That Correct the Mistrafficking Disorder Associated with Oxalosis Kidney Disease.
SLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D - 1 Aug 2017
Hou Shurong, Madoux Franck, Scampavia Louis, Janovick Jo Ann, Conn P Michael, Spicer Timothy P
Abstract excerpt
Primary hyperoxaluria is the underlying cause of oxalosis and is a life-threatening autosomal recessive disease, for which treatment may require dialysis or dual liver-kidney transplantation. The most common primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is caused by genetic mutations of a liver-specific enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT), which results in the misrouting of AGT from the peroxisomes to the...
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