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Article: Metabolic Disease
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Metabolic Disease
Metabolism is the sum of the chemical processes and interconversions that take place in the cells and the fluids of the body. This includes the absorption of nutrients and minerals, the breakdown and buildup of large molecules, the interconversion of small molecules, and the production of energy from these chemical reactions. Virtually every chemical step of metabolism is catalyzed by an
enzyme
. Disorders of these enzymes that result from abnormalities in their genes are known as inborn errors of metabolism.
Inborn errors of metabolism were first recognized by Sir Archibald Garrod, a British physician who noted in 1902 that the principles of Mendelian inheritance ...
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