Mutation in the Human HPRT1 Gene and the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome.

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare X-linked inherited neurogenetic disorder of purine metabolism in which the enzyme, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGprt) is defective. The authors report a novel mutation which led to HGprt-related neurological dysfunction (HND) in two brothers from the same family with a missense mutation in exon 6 of the coding region of the HPRT1 gene: c.437T>C, p.L146S. Molecular diagnosis discloses the genetic heterogeneity of the HPRT1 gene responsible for HGprt deficiency. It allows fast, accurate carrier detection and genetic counseling.

Citation

Khue Vu Nguyen, William L Nyhan. Mutation in the Human HPRT1 Gene and the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids. 2016 Aug 2;35(8):426-33

PMID: 27379977

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