MeSH definition : An inborn error of amino acid metabolism resulting from a defect in the enzyme HOMOGENTISATE
1,2-DIOXYGENASE, an enzyme involved in the breakdown of PHENYLALANINE and TYROSINE.
It is characterized by accumulation of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in the urine, OCHRONOSIS
in various tissues, and ARTHRITIS.;
An inborn error of amino acid metabolism resulting from a defect in the enzyme HOMOGENTISATE
1,2-DIOXYGENASE, an enzyme involved in the breakdown of PHENYLALANINE and TYROSINE.
It is characterized by accumulation of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in the urine, OCHRONOSIS
in various tissues, and ARTHRITIS.
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