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Lower urinary tract symptoms and prostatic calculi: A rare presentation of alkaptonuria
Indian Journal of Urology, 2012 Alkaptonuria is a rare tyrosine metabolic disorder. A deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase leads to accumulation of homogentisic acid in the body. Dark-colored urine, cutaneous pigmentations and musculoskeletal deformities are characteristic features.
F K Sridhar +3 more
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Journal of Wood Science, 2021 We conducted our research with the aim of determining whether the “egumi” taste of moso-bamboo shoots differs depending on the production area and how the “egumi” taste of bamboo shoots from Yamagata Prefecture, which is near the northern limit of ...
Yuka Furusawa +2 more
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Chromosomal DNA deletion confers phage resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]
, 2014 Bacteria develop a broad range of phage resistance mechanisms, such as prevention of phage adsorption and CRISPR/Cas system, to survive phage predation.
He, Xuesong +13 more
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Clinical Images: Stubborn low back pain under the eyes. [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatolACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025.
Gil W, Soubrier M.
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Tyrosinase, could it be a missing link in ochronosis in alkaptonuria? [PDF]
, 2016 The hypothesis that is proposed is that tyrosinase, an enzyme widely found within the human body is implicated in the ochronosis that occurs in alkaptonuria; an autosomal recessive condition first used by Archibald Garrod to describe the theory of ...
Bleakley, Aaron +2 more
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Long-term result of arthroplasty in the treatment of a case of ochronotic arthropathy
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2016 Alkaptonuria is a rare metabolic disease caused by a partial or total deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase, which results in excess homogentisic acid (HGA) levels.
Sinan Karaoğlu +2 more
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Vitamin E as a Treatment for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Reality or Myth? [PDF]
, 2018 Obesity is one of the major epidemics of this millennium, and its incidence is growing worldwide. Following the epidemics of obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a disease of increasing prevalence and a leading cause of morbidity ...
El Hadi, Hamza +2 more
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Selection and characterization of alanine racemase inhibitors against Aeromonas hydrophila
BMC Microbiology, 2017 Background Combining experimental and computational screening methods has been of keen interest in drug discovery. In the present study, we developed an efficient screening method that has been used to screen 2100 small-molecule compounds for alanine ...
Yaping Wang +7 more
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Case Report: Ochronotic Arthropathy
Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2021 Ochronosis is a rare metabolic disease caused by the deficiency of the homogentisic acid oxidase enzyme. It gives clinical findings related to the accumulation of homogentisic acid in soft tissues and excretion in urine. Patients with chronic arthropathy
Ülkü Dönmez +3 more
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A case of alcaptonuria with fatal cardiovascular disturbance [PDF]
, 1976 A case of alcaptonuria combined with aortic insufficiency was found in a 28-year-old male. The patient was palpitating at admission. The daily excretion of homogentisic acid was 2.0-6.0 g.
Arima, Terukatsu +6 more
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