"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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