Abstract
Deficiency in the enzyme adenine-phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) has given rise to the formation of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine calculi, which are extremely rare. It is the first case of this kind reported in Hungary.
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Szőnyi, P., Berényi, M. & Tóth, J. A rare enzyme deficiency causing formation of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (purine body) calculi. International Urology and Nephrology 17, 231–233 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02085409
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02085409