Nutritional interventions for patients with alkaptonuria: A minireview
Alkaptonuria (AKU, OMIM, No. 203500) is a rare, slow-progressing, irreversible, multisystemic disease resulting from a deficiency of the homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase enzyme, which leads to the accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA) and subsequent deposition as pigment in connective tissues called...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2023-01-01
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Series: | Endocrine Regulations |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2023-0008 |