A novel deep intronic variant strongly associates with Alkaptonuria

Abstract Alkaptonuria is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder of tyrosine metabolism, which causes ochronosis, arthropathy, cardiac valvular calcification, and urolithiasis. The epidemiology of alkaptonuria in East Asia is not clear. In this study, patients diagnosed with alkaptonuria from...

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Main Authors: Chien-Yi Lai, I-Jung Tsai, Pao-Chin Chiu, David B. Ascher, Yin-Hsiu Chien, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Yi-Lin Lin, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Ni-Chung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:npj Genomic Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41525-021-00252-2