Article
A missense mutation in the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase gene in a pediatric patient with hyperuricemia.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Sept 1993
Marcus S, Sahlén S, Lambert B, Wettrell G
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a mutation in the gene coding for the enzyme hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase in a pediatric patient with hyperuricemia and nephrolithiasis. The mutation is a nucleotide substitution causing an amino acid substitution in the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase protein. In this patient, fibroblasts but not lymphocytes showed resistance to 6-thioguanine, and reduced enzyme activity was...
Topics
- Adult
- Arthritis, Gouty
- Cells, Cultured
- Chronic Disease
- DNA
- Female
- Humans
- Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
- Kidney Calculi
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Middle Aged
