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A rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine
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alkaptonuria
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Alkaptonuria ( black urine disease , black bone disease , or alcaptonuria ) is a rare inherited genetic disorder in which the body cannot process the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine , which occur in protein. It is caused by a mutation in the HGD ...
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n. (context medicine English) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
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n. a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine [syn: alcaptonuria ]