alkaptonuria
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alkaptonuria
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Asked if he had any medical conditions, he explained his alkaptonuria, a rare, progressive genetic disease that causes pain in the joints.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
Bateson’s letter explained to Garrod that alkaptonuria fit the pattern for recessive genetic disorders, which are caused by inheriting two defective copies of a gene.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
Garrod noticed clusters of alkaptonuria in certain families, and assumed something in their environment or diet caused it.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
Garrod’s clinical observations dovetailed beautifully with Bateson’s theoretical insight, and the alkaptonuria gene became the first gene identified in humans.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
Around 1900, the English doctor Archibald Garrod began studying cases of alkaptonuria, a disorder that turns people’s urine black when exposed to air.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
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