The disease is caused by a complete deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 encoded by the gene HPRT. The clinical picture is characterized by mental retardation, spastic cerebral palsy, choreoathetosis, uric acid urinary stones, and self-destructive biting of fingers and lips.
Uric acid nephropathy | ||||
Hyperuricemic nephropathy | ||||
Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome | ||||
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome | ||||
HPRT1 | ||||
Renal Hypouricemia | ||||
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