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Partial adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency detected by ureterolithiasis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 1998
Inagaki K, Muraoka A, Suehiro I, Fujii M, Ueno H, Hosooka T, Kida K, Murakami K
Abstract excerpt
A 30-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of recurrent ureterolithiasis. She was suspected of having adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency based on the presence of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) crystals in her urinary sediment, infrared spectrophotometric analysis of the excreted stone, and then the definitive diagnosis by gene analysis. A pedigree study indicated only a slight...
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