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Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 Mice under Continuous Nitisinone Treatment Display Remnants of an Uncorrected Liver Disease Phenotype.
Genes - 11 Mar 2023
Neuckermans Jessie, Lequeue Sien, Claes Paul, Heymans Anja, Hughes Juliette H, Colemonts-Vroninks Haaike, Marcélis Lionel, Casimir Georges, Goyens Philippe, Martens Geert A, Gallagher James A, Vanhaecke Tamara, Bou-Gharios George, De Kock Joery
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1) is a genetic disorder of the tyrosine degradation pathway (TIMD) with unmet therapeutic needs. HT1 patients are unable to fully break down the amino acid tyrosine due to a deficient fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) enzyme and, therefore, accumulate toxic tyrosine intermediates. If left untreated, they experience hepatic failure with comorbidities involving the renal and...
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