Review paper
Biochemical, pathologic and clinical aspects of alcaptonuria, ochronosis and ochronotic arthropathy
Abstract
The biomedical literature on alcaptonuria, ochronosis and ochronotic joint disease, including 604 cases reported from thirty-five countries, is reviewed. The history of the development of our knowledge concerning this hereditary metabolic disorder, from 1584 to 1962, is recapitulated. The nature of the biochemical defect, a deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase, in alcaptonuria is described and the pattern of genetic transmission traced. The...
Paper Details
Title
Biochemical, pathologic and clinical aspects of alcaptonuria, ochronosis and ochronotic arthropathy
Published Date
Jun 1, 1963
Volume
34
Issue
6
Pages
813 - 838
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