Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is inherited as an X-linked trait. It mostly occurs in boys. Persons with this syndrome are missing or are severely lacking an enzyme called hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 (HGP). The body needs this enzyme to recycle purines. Without it, abnormally high levels of uric acid build up in the body.
The condition affects about 1 in 380,000 people.
What causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome?
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is inherited as an X-linked trait. It mostly occurs in boys. Persons with this syndrome are missing or are severely lacking an enzyme called hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 ({{ORGANIZATION}}). The body needs this enzyme to recycle purines. Without it, abnormally high levels of uric acid build up in the body.
The condition affects about 1 in 380,000 people.