Lysinuric protein intolerance
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Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is an autosomal recessive[1] metabolic disorder affecting amino acid transport.
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Lysinuric protein intolerance | |
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Other names | Hyperdibasic aminoaciduria type 2,Cationic aminoaciduria or Familial protein intolerance |
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Specialty | Endocrinology |
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About 140 patients have been reported, almost half of them of Finnish origin. Individuals from Japan, Italy, Morocco and North Africa have also been reported plus one in Bixby, Oklahoma.