The biochemical and molecular basis of Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency

Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) catalyses the first step in purine salvage. A complete deficiency of the enzyme results in the devastating neurological symptoms of the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. The Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is characterised by purine overproduction leading to, hyperuric...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marinaki, Anthony Marin
Other Authors: Harley, Eric H
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26969