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Xanthinuria type I: a rare cause of urolithiasis.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 2007
Arikyants Nina, Sarkissian Ashot, Hesse Albrecht, Eggermann Thomas, Leumann Ernst, Steinmann Beat
Abstract excerpt
Xanthinuria type I is a rare disorder of purine metabolism caused by xanthine oxidoreductase or dehydrogenase (XDH) deficiency. We report a family with two affected children out of 335 pediatric stone patients studied since 1991 in Armenia. The propositus, a 13-month-old boy, presented with abdominal pain and urinary retention followed by stone passage (0.9x0.6 cm). Infrared spectroscopy in Yerevan revealed a...
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