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Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) deficiencies: HPRT1 mutations in new Japanese families and PRPP concentration.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2014
Yamada Yasukazu, Nomura Noriko, Yamada Kenichiro, Kimura Reiko, Fukushi Daisuke, Wakamatsu Nobuaki, Matsuda Yasufumi, Yamauchi Takahiro, Ueda Takanori, Hasegawa Hiroshi, Nakamura Makiko, Ichida Kimiyoshi, Kaneko Kiyoko, Fujimori Shin
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 with hyperuricemia. Four mutations were detected in two Lesch-Nyhan families an...
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