Inherited Enzyme Deficiencies Flashcards

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Leach-Nyhan Syndrome

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X-linked recessive HGPRT deficiency - Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase - Tx: Febuxostat/allopurinol
H - hyperuricemia
G - Gout
P - Pissed off (aggression, self-mutilation)
R - Retardation (intellectual disability)
T - dystonia
First aid (2017): pg. 34

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