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Xanthinuria, a rare hereditary disorder is characterized by a deficiency of xanthine oxidase activity and by an urinary excretion of oxypurines (xanthine and hypoxanthine) which replace uric acid as the end products of purine metabolism.
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Auscher, C., Pasquier, C., Amory, N., Gay, G., Aisène, A., Debry, G. (1980). The Effect of Weight Reduction on Plasma and Urinary Levels of Oxypurines in an Obese Xanthinuric Patient. In: Rapado, A., Watts, R.W.E., De Bruyn, C.H.M.M. (eds) Purine Metabolism in Man-III. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 122A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9140-5_39
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