Alkaptonuria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
8 Sep 2009 ... Alkaptonuria (black urine disease or alcaptonuria) is a rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism. ...
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Alkaptonuria - Genetics Home Reference
Alkaptonuria is an inherited condition that causes urine to turn black when exposed to air. Ochronosis, a buildup of dark pigment in connective tissues such ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alkaptonuria...
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Alkaptonuria: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Alkaptonuria is inherited, which means it is passed down from parents to their children. To get this disease, each of your parents must pass you a copy of ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001200.htm...
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OMIM - ALKAPTONURIA
MIM #203500 · Text · Clinical Features · Clinical Management · Mapping · Molecular Genetics · Population Genetics · Animal Model ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=203500...
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Alkaptonuria - Overview
Alkaptonuria - Overview, Alkaptonuria is a rare condition in which a person's urine turns a dark brownish-black color when exposed to air.
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Alkaptonuria -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
2 Jul 2009 ... Alkaptonuria is caused by deficiency of homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase, an enzyme that converts homogentisic acid (HGA) to maleylacetoacetic ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part...
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Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Genetic ...
12 Jun 2009 ... The Alkaptonuria Society - An information and support network for those people diagnosed with Alkaptonuria. Includes discussions, articles ...
http://www.dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genetic_D...
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Google Directory - Health > Conditions and Diseases > Genetic ...
An information and support network for those people diagnosed with Alkaptonuria. Includes discussions, articles and related resources. ...
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Gen...
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Ocular ochronosis in alkaptonuria patients carrying mutations in ...
AIMS—To assess the involvement of the recently identified human homogentisate 1, 2-dioxygenase gene (HGO) in alkaptonuria (AKU) in two unrelated patients ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1723057/...
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alkaptonuria / black urine disease | Learn Science at Scitable
A single-gene disorder identified by Archibald Garrod that is characterized by dark urine. Garrod first coined the term.
http://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/alkaptonuria-195...
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