Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: Evaluation of a Modified Bite Device to Prevent Bite Injuries

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: Evaluation of a Modified Bite Device to Prevent Bite Injuries

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a serious form of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) deficiency, a hereditary purine metabolism disorder. The prevalence reported in the literature is 1/380,000 to 235,000 births. Males are affected and females are heterozygous carriers. LNS patients...

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Main Authors: Gaetano Ierardo, Valeria Luzzi, Gian Luca Sfasciotti, Antonella Polimeni, Maurizio Bossù
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
bite injuries
bite device
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3808

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