Amino Acid Transport Disorders, Inborn

**Definition:** 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)

**Tree numbers:** - C16.320.565.151 - C18.452.648.151

**Synonyms:** - Inborn Transport Disorders, Amino Acid - Inherited Amino Acid Transport Disorders - Transport Disorders, Amino Acid, Inborn