iminoglycinuria /im·i·no·gly·cin·uria/ (ĭ-me″no-gli″sin-ūr´e-ah) a benign hereditary disorder of renal tubular reabsorption of glycine and the imino acids proline and hydroxyproline, with an excess of all three in urine.
iminoglycinuria
iminoglycinuria
im·i·no·gly·ci·nu·ri·a ( m  -n -gl s-n r  -)n. A benign inborn error of amino acid transport, causing glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline to be excreted in the urine. |
iminoglycinuria
[im′inōglī′sinoo͡r′ē·ə]
a benign familial condition characterized by the abnormal urinary excretion of the imino acids glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline.
iminoglycinuria
Familial iminoglycinuria Molecular medicine A benign AR condition characterized by defective tubular resorption and urinary spilling of proline, hydroxyproline and glycine; iminoglycinuria is a normal physiologic event that
occurs in neonates, whose renal transport mechanisms are immature; iminoglycinuria may also occur in Fanconi syndrome and hyperprolinemia. See Hyperglyinuria.
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