Inborn errors of purine-pyrimidine metabolism

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Inborn errors of purine-pyrimidine metabolism
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 E79.
ICD-9 277.2
MeSH D011686

Inborn errors of purine-pyrimidine metabolism are a class of inborn error of metabolism disorders specifically affecting purine metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism.

An example is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.

Urine tests may be of use in identifying some of these disorders.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wevers RA, Engelke UF, Moolenaar SH, et al (April 1999). "1H-NMR spectroscopy of body fluids: inborn errors of purine and pyrimidine metabolism". Clin. Chem. 45 (4): 539–48. PMID 10102915.