NOVEL GENETIC MUTATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HPRT DEFICIENCY AND THE CLINICAL PHENOTYPES IN JAPANESE

We have identified six novel mutations in Japanese families of HPRT deficiency manifesting different clinical phenotypes. A missense mutation (Y195C) was identified in a patient with hyperuricemia and gout (Case 1). In Cases 2 and 3 with mild neurological symptoms, missense mutations L147P and K159E were detected, respectively. A point mutation 532+2T>C causing splicing error was found in a severe form of partial HPRT deficiency (Case 4). Two mutations causing splicing error, 609+1delGT (Case 5) and 610-−1G>A (Case 6), resulted in the classic Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.