Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency and 2, 8-dihydroxyadenine renal stones: A preventable cause of pediatric renal stones and kidney disease

Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency is an inherited condition presenting from infancy to late adulthood. The common features are recurrent kidney and urinary tract stones and obstructive symptoms. The stones are characteristically radiolucent. 2, 8-Dihydroxyadenine (2, 8-DHA) formation is b...

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Main Authors: Mital Dipakkkumar Parikh, Abhijit Konnur, Sishir Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2019;volume=30;issue=3;spage=723;epage=725;aulast=Parikh