A Paper on Lesch-Nyhan Disease (383 words, 1 pages)
Lesch-Nyhan Disease The Lesch-Nyhan DiseaseSyndrome (a.k.a. LND) is a rare genetic disorder that is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT), and is apparent between 3-6 months of age. 1 out of every 380,000 people will have this disease. This disease causes severe dystonia, spasticity, speech impairment, ...
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