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AICA-ribosiduria: a novel, neurologically devastating inborn error of purine biosynthesis caused by mutation of ATIC.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2004
Marie Sandrine, Heron Benedicte, Bitoun Pierre, Timmerman Therese, Van Den Berghe Georges, Vincent Marie-Francoise
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In a female infant with dysmorphic features, severe neurological defects, and congenital blindness, a positive urinary Bratton-Marshall test led to identification of a massive excretion of 5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide (AICA)-riboside, the dephosphorylated counterpart of AICAR (also termed "ZMP"...
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