Meet Georga: Our New Communications Officer

by AKU | May 29, 2025 | AKU Blog

I’m Georga Chilton, the new Communications Officer at the AKU Society. I’m excited to be part of the team and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, share a little about my journey into communications, and talk about what I’m looking forward to as I settle into...

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Heart Complications

by AKU | Aug 1, 2023

Heart Complications One of the most dangerous and potentially life-threatening effects of AKU occurs when HGA builds up in the arteries and inside of the heart. The HGA present in the blood sticks to the vessels and valves of the heart, causing them to harden. They...

Information for Healthcare Professionals

by AKU | Jul 20, 2023

Information for Healthcare Professionals Alkaptonuria (AKU) was the first condition noted as following Mendelian Inheritance by Sir Archibald Garrod in 1902. ¹ Since then, more work has been done to understand its genetic mechanism. AKU is now understood to be a...

Recap: Brussels AKU Scientific Conference

by AKU | Jun 1, 2022 | AKU Blog

This week’s blog looks back at our 12th International Conference on AKU. After two years of COVID, we were finally able to reunite the AKU scientific community. We heard presentations from 23 speakers, coming from eight different countries, who discussed current and...