INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine have diagnosed a Sumatran Orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo with a rare genetic disease. Alkaptonuria is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of an enzyme called homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase. As an infant, the only symptom is urine that…Read More
Indy Zoo orangutan diagnosed with rare genetic disease
