alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria (alkaptonuria) (al-kap-tŏn-yoor-iă) n. accumulation in the tissues and excretion in the urine of homogentisic acid due to congenital absence of homogentisic acid oxidase, an enzyme essential for the normal breakdown of the amino acids tyrosine and phenylalanine.
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