U01.01.119 Alkaptonuria U01.01.119 Summary: Explore the benign-to-severe progression of Alkaptonuria. Understand how tyrosine catabolism failure leads to pigment accumulation in joints and connective tissue.

Alkaptonuria: The Black Urine Disease
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An anatomical investigation of alkaptonuria: Novel insights into ochronosis of cartilage and bone Examination of an alkaptonuria body highlights the susceptibility of all cartilage types and associated perichondrium to ochronotic pigmentation and the heterogeneity of ochronotic pigment distributi...

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New paper in @journalofanatomy.bsky.social

Insights into #ochronosis in the #raredisease #alkaptonuria, made possible through the invaluable gift of body donation. Such a privilege working on this project!

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