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Severe gouty arthritis and mild neurologic symptoms due to F199C, a newly identified variant of the hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 2009
Ea Hang-Korng, Bardin Thomas, Jinnah H A, Aral Bernard, Lioté Frédéric, Ceballos-Picot Irène
Abstract excerpt
A deficiency in hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) activity leads to overproduction of uric acid. According to the degree of enzymatic deficiency, a large spectrum of neurologic features can also be observed, ranging from mild or no neurologic involvement to complete Lesch-Nyhan disease. Herein, we describe a patient with hyperuricemia, juvenile-onset gouty arthritis, nephrolithiasis, and mild...
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