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Biochemistry Metabolism of protein and amino acid 55dea6b8

Amino acids excreted in the urine in cystinosis

A
Cystine
B
Ornithine
C
Arginine
D
All of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Cystinuria is one of the inborn error of metabolism included in Garrod&;s tetrad. It is an autosomal recessive condition. The disorder is attributed to the deficiency in transpo of amino acids. There will be abnormal excretion of cystine and to a lesser extent lysine, ornithine and arginine. Hence the condition is also called cystine-lysuriaRef: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students, 7th edition, page no: 219

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