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Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity and recurrent infections is caused by a p.Val142Leu mutation in PRS-I.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Feb 2012
Moran Rocio, Kuilenburg André B P, Duley John, Nabuurs Sander B, Retno-Fitri Aditia, Christodoulou John, Roelofsen Jeroen, Yntema Helger G, Friedman Neil R, van Bokhoven Hans, de Brouwer Arjan P M
Abstract excerpt
We identified a novel missense mutation, c.424G>C (p.Val142Leu) in PRPS1 in a patient with uric acid overproduction without gout but with developmental delay, hypotonia, hearing loss, and recurrent respiratory infections. The uric acid overproduction accompanying this combination of symptoms suggests that the patient presented with phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) synthetase superactivity, but recurrent...
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