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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Term ID
DOID:1919
Synonyms
  • Complete hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
  • deficiency of IMP pyrophosphorylase
  • HG-PRT deficiency
  • hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
  • Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
  • Hypoxanthine-guanine-phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
  • Lesch - Nyhan syndrome
  • X-linked hyperuricemia
Definition
A purine-pyrimidine metabolic disorder characterized by mental retardation, spastic cerebral palsy, choreoathetosis, uric acid urinary stones, and self-destructive biting of fingers and lips that has_material_basis_in mutation in the hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) gene on chromosome Xq26. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31182398/
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