First report of alkaptonuria in Peru

Alkaptonuria is an inborn error of metabolism caused by deficiency of homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD) which produces an excess of homogentisic acid (HGA). A case is presented of a 57 year old woman whose urine has turned black since birth. For 9 years she presented a greenish pigmentation in her...

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Main Authors: Daniel Guillén-Mendoza, María Quiroga de Michelena
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
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Online Access:https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/136