Cystinuria
"Cystinuria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An inherited disorder due to defective reabsorption of CYSTINE and other BASIC AMINO ACIDS by the PROXIMAL RENAL TUBULES. This form of aminoaciduria is characterized by the abnormally high urinary levels of cystine; LYSINE; ARGININE; and ORNITHINE. Mutations involve the amino acid transport protein gene SLC3A1.
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D003555
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.815.885.250 C13.351.968.419.815.885.250 C16.320.565.861.885.250 C18.452.648.861.885.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cystinuria" by people in Profiles.
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Chow GK, Streem SB. Contemporary urological intervention for cystinuric patients: immediate and long-term impact and implications. J Urol. 1998 Aug; 160(2):341-4; discussion 344-5.
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Chow GK, Streem SB. Medical treatment of cystinuria: results of contemporary clinical practice. J Urol. 1996 Nov; 156(5):1576-8.
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Dennis J, Taylor DC. Neurological complications of cystinuria. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1980 Jun; 22(3):402-3.