Hypoxanthine-guanine phosophoribosyltransferase (HPRT) deficiency: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2007 Deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) activity is an inborn error of purine metabolism associated with uric acid overproduction and a continuum spectrum of neurological manifestations depending on the degree of the enzymatic
Puig Juan G, Torres Rosa J
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Removable Appliance For Oral Self-Mutilation In Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Dental School, 2021 Objectives Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a rare inherited disorder associated with self-harming behaviors, delayed mental and motor development, and disturbances such as dysarthria, choreoathetosis, and spasticity.
Soodeh Tahmasbi +3 more
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Paroxysmal hyperthermia, dysautonomia and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with Lesch–Nyhan syndrome [PDF]
JIMD Reports, 2021 Lesch–Nyhan syndrome is an x‐linked genetic disorder of purine metabolism that results in the overproduction of uric acid and neurologic deficits manifesting as intellectual disability, dystonia, other movement disorders and self‐mutilation.
Mandeep Rana +3 more
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Congenital anomalies-associated Riga–Fede disease as an early manifestation of Lesch–Nyhan syndrome: rare entities in the same pediatric patient—a case report [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2022 Background Riga–Fede disease is a rare begnin disorder of the oral tissues, it can be associated with congenital anomalies and neurological disturbances.
Aliaa Abdelmoniem Bedeir Eita
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Xanthine calculi in a patient with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and factor V Leiden treated with allopurinol: case report [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2018 Background Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a rare inborn error of purine metabolism marked by a complete deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT).
Lisa B. E. Shields +2 more
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Therapeutic gene correction for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome using CRISPR-mediated base and prime editing [PDF]
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2023 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is inherited as an X-linked recessive genetic disorder caused by mutations in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase 1 (HPRT1).
Gayoung Jang +8 more
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Detailed genetic and clinical analysis of a novel de novo variant in HPRT1: Case report of a female patient from Saudi Arabia with Lesch–Nyhan syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Background: Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT1) deficiency is an inborn error of purine metabolism responsible for Lesch–Nyhan syndrome (LNS).
Albandary AlBakheet +5 more
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An unanticipated difficult airway in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2012 An 11-year-old boy with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome presented to the emergency for fixation of a fractured femur. During induction of general anesthesia, unexpected difficult intubation was encountered with a 6.5-mm ID endotracheal tube and successively smaller
Rashmi Salhotra +5 more
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Self-injurious behavior in a young child with lesch-nyhan syndrome
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2016 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase-1. Few reports on behavioral aspects especially self-injurious behavior in LNS patients are available.
Satyakam Mohapatra, Alok Jyoti Sahoo
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A Modified Intraoral Resin Mouthguard to Prevent Self-Mutilations in Lesch-Nyhan Patients [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2014 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, described in 1964 by Lesch and Nyhan, is a X-linked recessive disorder, occurring in 1 : 100000 to 1 : 380000 live births. LNS is characterized by a decrease in activity of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase, an enzyme ...
Giulia Ragazzini +4 more
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