methionine malabsorption syndrome
pathology
Also known as: oasthouse urine disease
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iminoglycinuria
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…“blue diaper syndrome”), and the methionine malabsorption syndrome (or “oasthouse urine disease”). They are characterized by poor absorption of the amino acids tryptophan and methionine, respectively, from the small intestine. For other hereditary disorders of amino acid transport, see also cystinuria; Hartnup disease; de Toni-Fanconi syndrome.
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