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Little is documented on whether nitisinone‐induced hypertyrosinaemia alters cognitive functioning or leads to worsening depression in alkaptonuria (AKU). Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐IV (WAIS‐IV) and Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI‐II) assessments
A. Davison +5 more
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ABSTRACT Palliative care should be an integral part of follow‐up for patients with life‐limiting/life‐threatening conditions, irrespective of age and diagnosis. Many patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) have palliative care needs due to multi‐systemic conditions without curative treatment options.
Anja Lee +100 more
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Chronic idiopathic hyperphosphatasia with unusual dental findings: a case report [PDF]
Chronic idiopathic hyperphosphatasia(CIH) or juvenile Paget disease is believed to be a distinct disease characterized by an increase in the serum alkaline phosphatase, cortical thickening and bowing of the long bones, especially the femora. It is a rare
Gopakumar, Nair +2 more
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Radiological evolution of spinal disease in alkaptonuria and the effect of nitisinone
Objectives Ochronotic spondyloarthropathy represents one of the main clinical manifestations of alkaptonuria (AKU); however, prospective data and description of the effect of nitisinone treatment are lacking.
R. Imrich +19 more
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Perioperative management of patient with alkaptonuria and associated multiple comorbidities
Alkaptonuria is a rare inherited genetic disorder of tyrosine metabolism characterized by a triad of homogentisic aciduria, ochronosis, and arthritis. The most common clinical manifestations of ochronosis involve the musculoskeletal, respiratory, airway,
Ravindra Pandey +4 more
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Ochronotic Spondyloarthropathy [PDF]
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Upasana Ranga +3 more
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Rise and fall of Achille de Giovanni\u2019s clinical anthropometry [PDF]
Achille de Giovanni (1838-1916), Italian clinician and pathologist, developed a constitutional method for clinical investigations based on the morphology of the human body.
Zampieri, Fabio
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Background Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease that causes an increase in homogentisic acid (HGA) due to a lack of enzymatic activity. Commonly, accumulation of HGA presents with dark discoloration of skin and other tissues, also known as ochronosis.
Riley M Boyd +3 more
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Adequacy of nitisinone for the management of alkaptonuria
Alkaptonuria is a rare hereditary disease with a defective enzyme that results in increased homogentisic acid levels in the body. Homogentisic acid accumulates in multiple body parts and initializes tissue damage.
Khawar Abbas, J. Basit, M. Rehman
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A Brief History of Inherited Metabolic Diseases: A Personal 60 Years Clinical Flashback
ABSTRACT The concept of IMDs has evolved over a century from rare deficits in amino acid catabolism diagnosed by the accumulation of biochemical markers such as phenylketonuria (PKU) to diseases affecting organelle metabolism, synthesis of complex molecules, and cellular trafficking.
Jean‐Marie Saudubray, Manuel Schiff
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