hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
noun
hy·po·xan·thine-gua·nine phos·pho·ri·bo·syl·trans·fer·ase
-ˈgwän-ˌēn-ˌfäs-fō-ˌrī-bō-sil-ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-ˌās, -ˌāz 
: an enzyme that conserves hypoxanthine in the body by limiting its conversion to uric acid and that is lacking in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
called also hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
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“Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hypoxanthine-guanine%20phosphoribosyltransferase. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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