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Cystinosis: Status of research and treatment in India and the world.
Journal of biosciences - 1 Jan 2023
Vashist Nikita, Deshpande Anup Arunrao, Kanakaraj Armugham, Ravichandran Rajan, Bachhawat Anand K
Abstract excerpt
Cystinosis is an autosomally inherited rare genetic disorder in which cystine accumulates in the lysosome. The defect arises from a mutation in the lysosomal efflux pump, cystinosin (or CTNS). Despite the disease being known for more than a century, research, diagnosis, and treatment in India have been very minimal. In recent years, however, some research on cystinosis has been carried out on understanding the...
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