Amino Acid Transport Disorders, Inborn
Synonyms
Inborn Transport Disorders, Amino Acid
Inherited Amino Acid Transport Disorders
Transport Disorders, Amino Acid, Inborn
Disorders characterized by defective transport of amino acids across cell membranes. These include deficits in transport across brush-border epithelial cell membranes of the small intestine (MICROVILLI) and KIDNEY TUBULES; transport across the basolateral membrane; and transport across the membranes of intracellular organelles. (From Nippon Rinsho 1992 Jul;50(7):1587-92)