Dihydroxyadenine stone with adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency: A case report
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive error of purine metabolism resulting in the generation of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA), a highly insoluble metabolite of adenine, which can cause radiolucent urolithiasis. This is the second case of DHA stone being repor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Urology |
| Online Access: | http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2017;volume=33;issue=3;spage=246;epage=248;aulast=Krishnappa |