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Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) mutations in the Asian population.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Dec 2011
Yamada Y, Wakamatsu N, Taniguchi A, Kaneko K, Fujimori S
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) gives rise to Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, which is characterized by hyperuricemia, severe motor disability, and self-injurious behavior, or HPRT-related gout (Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome). The marked heterogeneity of HPRT deficiency is well known, with more than 300 mutations at the HPRT gene locus having been reported (deletions, insertions,...
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