Abstract

The primary hyperoxalurias are diseases of overproduction of oxalate. The immediate precursor of oxalate is glyoxylate. Metabolism of hydroxyproline, derived from collagen turnover or the diet, appears to be a major source of glyoxylate, and a potential target for a therapeutic strategy of substrate depletion.

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