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Pharmacological chaperones in OTC deficiency

Pharmacological chaperones in OTC deficiency

Update: 2025-10-07
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Can small molecules stabilise OTC enzyme activity and change the outlook for urea cycle disorders? Dr Alexander Laemmle (University Hospital Bern) discusses pharmacological chaperones, a novel approach that strengthens enzyme stability in patient-derived liver models and offers new hope for female OTC carriers.

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Pharmacological chaperones in OTC deficiency

Pharmacological chaperones in OTC deficiency

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease