<b>Cystinuria</b> is an inherited autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by high concentrations of the amino acid cystine in the urine, leading to the formation of cystine stones in the kidneys, ureter, and bladder.
I have designed these to help raise funds for the International Cystinuria Foundation. Cystinuria: is an inherited <a title="Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosome">autosomal</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_(genetics)">recessive</a> <a title="Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease">disease</a> that is characterized by the formation of <a title="Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystine">cysteine</a> stones in the <a title="Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidneys" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidneys">kidneys</a>, <a title="Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ureter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ureter">ureter</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladder">bladder</a>. This is a very painful way to live. I love my ICF family and am proud to be a part of it; together we grow stronger every day.<br><br> ~Melissa Morgan