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adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency

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A purine-pyrimidine metaobolic disorder characterized by the formation 2,8-dihydroxyadenine stones and renal failure secondary to intratubular crystalline precipitation and has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding

A purine-pyrimidine metaobolic disorder characterized by the formation 2,8-dihydroxyadenine stones and renal failure secondary to intratubular crystalline precipitation and has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) on chromosome 16q24.

Signs and symptoms

  • Renal insufficiency
  • Hematuria
  • Urolithiasis
  • 2,8-dihydroxyadenine crystalluria
  • Oliguria
  • Kidney stone
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Elevated circulating creatinine concentration
  • Abdominal pain
  • Elevated urinary 2,8-dihydroxyadenine level

Also known as: 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis; APRT deficiency