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Abstract
The primary hyperoxalurias are diseases of overproduction of oxalate. The immediate precursor of oxalate is glyoxylate. Metabolism of hydroxyproline, derived from collagen turnover or the diet, appears to be a major source of glyoxylate, and a potential target for a therapeutic strategy of substrate depletion.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17130820 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001987
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Kidney Int ISSN: 0085-2538 Impact factor: 10.612