Complete inborn deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) in the purine metabolism pathway; causes mental retardation, self-mutilation, choreoathetosis, and hyperuricemia. Disorder is invariably fatal in childhood.
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