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NUCLEOTIDE DEPLETION SYNDROME

NUCLEOTIDE DEPLETION SYNDROME
Reported patients by Page T et al. 1997 most closely resemble the patient reported by Wada et al. 1974, who was found to have a deficiency of PRPP synthetase.
Laboratory findings    5'-Nucleotidase inc (fibroblasts)
    S-Adenosylmethionine inc (plasma)
    Uric acid dec (urine)
Symptoms    ataxia
    behavior, hyperactive, restless
    EEG abnormalities [-]
    infections (severe or recurrent)
    mental retardation
    onset, infancy
    seizures
    sparse or absent scalp hair (focal or general)
    speech development, delayed, abnormal