Lesch-Nyhan syndrome: A case report
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare inborn error of metabolism, is characterized by mental retardation and self-destructive behavior resulting in self-mutilation through biting and scratching. It is a rare anomaly consisting of deficiency in the production of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase that lea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2008;volume=26;issue=5;spage=11;epage=13;aulast=Kale |