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Tyrosinemia Type I
A tyrosinemia that is caused by deficiency of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase resulting in an increase in fumarylacetoacetate which inhibits previous steps in tyrosine degradation leading to an accumulation of t
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Overview
A tyrosinemia that is caused by deficiency of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase resulting in an increase in fumarylacetoacetate which inhibits previous steps in tyrosine degradation leading to an accumulation of t
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