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Identification of compound heterozygous patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1: clinical evaluations and in silico investigations.
BMC nephrology - 2 Oct 2017
Kanoun Houda, Jarraya Faiçal, Maalej Bayen, Lahiani Amina, Mahfoudh Hichem, Makni Fatma, Hachicha Jamil, Fakhfakh Faiza
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BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of glyoxylate metabolism in which excessive oxalates are formed by the liver and excreted by the kidneys. Calcium oxalate crystallizes in the urine, leading to urolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and consequent renal failure if treatment is not initiated promptly. Mutations in the AGXT gene which encodes the hepatic...
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