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An 'elegant' idea proves its worth 25 years later

The simple notion of copying the body’s own natural "waste disposal" chemistry to mop up potentially toxic nitrogen has saved an estimated 80 percent of patients with urea cycle disorders -- most of them children -- according to a report in this week's New England Journal of Medicine summarizing a quarter century of experience with the treatment.

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