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l-glyceric aciduria

Pronunciation: gli-sĕr′ik as′i-dūr′ē-ă
Excretion of l-glyceric acid in the urine; a primary metabolic error due to deficiency of d-glyceric dehydrogenase resulting in excretion of l-glyceric and oxalic acids, leading to the clinical syndrome of oxalosis with frequent formation of oxalate renal calculi.


 

 

 

 

 

 



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