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. 1961 Dec;2(4):323–337. doi: 10.1136/gut.2.4.323

The intestinal absorption defect in cystinuria

M D Milne, A M Asatoor, K D G Edwards, Lavinia W Loughridge
PMCID: PMC1413360  PMID: 18668745

Abstract

This paper brings forward evidence to suggest that the amino-acid transport defect known to occur in the kidneys of cystinurics is also present in the gut.

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