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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome [′lesh ′nī‚han ‚sin‚drōm] (medicine) A hereditary disease of male children, transmitted as an X-linked recessive, characterized by hyperuricemia, deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase, mental retardation, spastic cerebral palsy, choreathetosis, and self-mutilating biting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While he was grappling with the Zurich acquisition and restoring Kemper, Timbers and his wife were trying to save their two young boys from a rare, crippling genetic disease called Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. In humans, the mutated HPRT gene causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, characterized by mental retardation and self-mutilation, including finger biting, eye gouging and head banging. Timbers also serves as a Director of the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Children's Research Foundation. |
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