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Chronic renal failure in a mouse model of human adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Jul 1998
Stockelman M G, Lorenz J N, Smith F N, Boivin G P, Sahota A, Tischfield J A, Stambrook P J
Abstract excerpt
In humans, adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT, EC 2.4.2.7) deficiency can manifest as nephrolithiasis, interstitial nephritis, and chronic renal failure. APRT catalyzes synthesis of AMP from adenine and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate. In the absence of APRT, 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) is produced from adenine by xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) and can precipitate in the renal interstitium, resulting in kidney...
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