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What is general overflow aminoaciduria?
• All amino acids present in urine
• Due to inadequate deamination in the liver, or increased GFR
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When is general overflow aminaciduria often seen?
• Early pregnancy
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What is specific overflow aminoaciduria?
• Only a specific AA is present in the urine.
• This is usually do to a genetic inability to break down one AA
• PKU
• Homocysteinuria
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How can kidney stones develop as a result of renal aminoaciduria?
• Caused by dibasic acids, due to failure of transport system
• Cystein abnormally insoluble, and is strongly associated with kidney stone formation
• Cysteinuria associated with stone formation
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