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[Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency and its purine metabolism].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Apr 2008
Taniguchi Atsuo
Abstract excerpt
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency is a genetic disorder that causes 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) urolithiasis. Based on the level of residual enzyme activity in cell extracts, two types of APRT deficiency have been identified. Type I is complete enzyme deficiency. Type II shows residual activity in cell lysates, but enzyme activity is not demonstrable in intact cells. Patients with type II have at...
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