aminoacidopathy

aminoacidopathy
n.

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ami·no·ac·i·dop·a·thy (ə-me″no-as″ĭ-dopґə-the) any of a group of inborn errors of metabolism caused by defects in enzymatic steps in the metabolic pathway of one or more amino acids or in a protein mediator necessary for transport of certain amino acids into or out of cells.

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