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																		 Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
 
																		 
																		
																	 
																		 
																		
																	 
																			
																					
	"Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				An inherited disorder transmitted as a sex-linked trait and caused by a deficiency of an enzyme of purine metabolism; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE. Affected individuals are normal in the first year of life and then develop psychomotor retardation, extrapyramidal movement disorders, progressive spasticity, and seizures. Self-destructive behaviors such as biting of fingers and lips are seen frequently. Intellectual impairment may also occur but is typically not severe. Elevation of uric acid in the serum leads to the development of renal calculi and gouty arthritis. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp127)
    
			 
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D007926 |  
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.228.140.163.100.425 C10.597.606.643.455.625 C16.320.322.500.625 C16.320.400.525.625 C16.320.565.189.425 C16.320.565.798.594 C18.452.132.100.425 C18.452.648.189.425 C18.452.648.798.594 |  
						| Concept/Terms | Lesch-Nyhan SyndromeLesch-Nyhan SyndromeLesch Nyhan SyndromeComplete HGPRT Deficiency DiseaseDeficiency Disease, Complete HGPRTDeficiency Disease, Hypoxanthine-Phosphoribosyl-TransferaseDeficiency Disease, Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyl TransferaseDeficiency Diseases, Hypoxanthine-Phosphoribosyl-TransferaseHypoxanthine-Phosphoribosyl-Transferase Deficiency DiseasesHGPRT Deficiency Disease, CompleteHypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase 1 DeficiencyHypoxanthine-Phosphoribosyl-Transferase Deficiency DiseaseHypoxanthine Phosphoribosyl Transferase Deficiency DiseaseLesch-Nyhan DiseaseLesch Nyhan DiseaseChoreoathetosis Self-Mutilation SyndromeChoreoathetosis Self Mutilation SyndromeChoreoathetosis Self-Mutilation SyndromesSelf-Mutilation Syndrome, ChoreoathetosisSelf-Mutilation Syndromes, ChoreoathetosisSyndrome, Choreoathetosis Self-MutilationSyndromes, Choreoathetosis Self-MutilationComplete Hypoxanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficiencyComplete Hypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficiencyDeficiency of Guanine PhosphoribosyltransferaseGuanine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficienciesGuanine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficiencyPhosphoribosyltransferase Deficiencies, GuaninePhosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency, GuanineDeficiency of Hypoxanthine PhosphoribosyltransferaseHypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficienciesPhosphoribosyltransferase Deficiencies, HypoxanthinePhosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency, HypoxanthineHypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficiencyHypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase DeficiencyDeficiencies, Hypoxanthine PhosphoribosyltransferaseDeficiency, Hypoxanthine PhosphoribosyltransferaseJuvenile Gout, Choreoathetosis, Mental Retardation SyndromeJuvenile Hyperuricemia SyndromeHyperuricemia Syndrome, JuvenileHyperuricemia Syndromes, JuvenileJuvenile Hyperuricemia SyndromesSyndrome, Juvenile HyperuricemiaSyndromes, Juvenile HyperuricemiaPrimary Hyperuricemia SyndromeHyperuricemia Syndrome, PrimaryHyperuricemia Syndromes, PrimaryPrimary Hyperuricemia SyndromesSyndrome, Primary HyperuricemiaSyndromes, Primary HyperuricemiaTotal Hypoxanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyl Transferase DeficiencyTotal Hypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyl Transferase DeficiencyX-Linked HyperuricemiaHyperuricemia, X-LinkedHyperuricemias, X-LinkedX Linked HyperuricemiaX-Linked HyperuricemiasX-Linked Primary HyperuricemiaHyperuricemia, X-Linked PrimaryHyperuricemias, X-Linked PrimaryPrimary Hyperuricemia, X-LinkedPrimary Hyperuricemias, X-LinkedX Linked Primary HyperuricemiaX-Linked Primary HyperuricemiasHGPRT DeficiencyDeficiencies, HGPRTDeficiency, HGPRTHGPRT DeficienciesTotal HPRT DeficiencyDeficiencies, Total HPRTDeficiency, Total HPRTHPRT Deficiencies, TotalHPRT Deficiency, TotalTotal HPRT DeficienciesComplete HPRT DeficiencyComplete HPRT DeficienciesDeficiencies, Complete HPRTDeficiency, Complete HPRTHPRT Deficiencies, CompleteHPRT Deficiency, CompleteChoreoathetosis Self-Mutilation Hyperuricemia SyndromeChoreoathetosis Self Mutilation Hyperuricemia Syndrome
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				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome". 
					
						Diseases [C]Nervous System Diseases [C10]Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]Brain Diseases, Metabolic [C10.228.140.163]Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn [C10.228.140.163.100]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C10.228.140.163.100.425]Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]Intellectual Disability [C10.597.606.643]Mental Retardation, X-Linked [C10.597.606.643.455]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C10.597.606.643.455.625]Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]Genetic Diseases, X-Linked [C16.320.322]Mental Retardation, X-Linked [C16.320.322.500]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C16.320.322.500.625]Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C16.320.400]Mental Retardation, X-Linked [C16.320.400.525]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C16.320.400.525.625]Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565]Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn [C16.320.565.189]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C16.320.565.189.425]Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565.798]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C16.320.565.798.594]Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]Brain Diseases, Metabolic [C18.452.132]Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn [C18.452.132.100]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C18.452.132.100.425]Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648]Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn [C18.452.648.189]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C18.452.648.189.425]Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648.798]Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome [C18.452.648.798.594] 
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								Cakmakli HF, Torres RJ, Menendez A, Yalcin-Cakmakli G, Porter CC, Puig JG, Jinnah HA. Macrocytic anemia in Lesch-Nyhan disease and its variants. Genet Med. 2019 02; 21(2):353-360.
								Harris JC, Lee RR, Jinnah HA, Wong DF, Yaster M, Bryan RN. Craniocerebral magnetic resonance imaging measurement and findings in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. Arch Neurol. 1998 Apr; 55(4):547-53.
								Wong DF, Harris JC, Naidu S, Yokoi F, Marenco S, Dannals RF, Ravert HT, Yaster M, Evans A, Rousset O, Bryan RN, Gjedde A, Kuhar MJ, Breese GR. Dopamine transporters are markedly reduced in Lesch-Nyhan disease in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 May 28; 93(11):5539-43.
								Skopek TR, Recio L, Simpson D, Dallaire L, Melancon SB, Ogier H, O'Neill JP, Falta MT, Nicklas JA, Albertini RJ. Molecular analyses of a Lesch-Nyhan syndrome mutation (hprtMontreal) by use of T-lymphocyte cultures. Hum Genet. 1990 Jun; 85(1):111-6. | 
																	
																		
																			
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