Clinical manifestations of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is due to the defective recycling of the following:
Correct Answer: Purines
Description: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a genetic disease, affecting almost solely males, of excessive synthesis of purines because of defective recycling and, therefore, uric acid production from their breakdown. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is characterized by gouty ahritis but, in addition, affects the brain, resulting in mental retardation, loss of control of arm/leg/face movements, aggressive behavior, and self-mutilation by biting and scratching. Ref: Janson L.W., Tischler M.E. (2012). Chapter 4. Nucleosides, Nucleotides, DNA, and RNA. In L.W. Janson, M.E. Tischler (Eds), The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry.
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