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SUBMITTER: Lenherr N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823043 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lenherr Nina N Christodoulou John J Duley John J Dobritzsch Doreen D Fairbanks Lynette L Datta Alexandre N AN Filges Isabel I Gürtler Nicolas N Roelofsen Jeroen J van Kuilenburg André B P ABP Kemper Claudia C West Erin E EE Szinnai Gabor G Huemer Martina M
Molecular genetics and metabolism reports 20210120
Arts syndrome or phosphoribosyl-pyrophosphate-synthetase-1 (PRPS1) deficiency is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the <i>PRPS1</i> gene (Xq22.3). PRPS1 is an initial and essential step for the synthesis of the nucleotides of purines, pyrimidines, and nicotinamide. Classically, affected males present with sensorineural hearing loss, optic atrophy, muscular hypotonia, developmental impairment, and recurrent severe respiratory infections early in life. Treatment of a 3-year old boy with S-ad ...[more]