Purine disorders with hypouricemia.

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Hypouricemia is defined as a serum urate levels less than 2 mg/dL (119 µmol/L). Primary hypouricemia is caused by disorders of purine metabolism and transport. This laboratory finding is sometimes overlooked and, following two genetic defects, should be considered in differential diagnosis of unexplained hypouricemia. Hereditary xanthinuria is autosomal recessive and due to mutations in xanthine oxidase, leading...

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