The Lesch-Nyhan Disease/Syndrome (a.k.a. LND) is a rare genetic disorder that is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT), and is apparent between 3-6 months of age. 1 out of every 380,000 people will have this disease. This disease causes severe dystonia, spasticity, speech impairment, renal disease, varying degrees of cognitive deficit, and the most common symptom, compulsive self-injury. LND appears to be distributed evenly among races and geographical regions all over the world. The discovery of t
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