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Bibliography

These are seminal articles in the research of Lesch-Nyhan disease. Those needing more current articles are invited to search the eLibrary section for on-line resources. If you believe there are other articles deserving notice, please e-mail us.


Lesch, M. & Nyhan, W.L. (1964). A familiar disorder of uric acid metabolism and central nervous system function. American Journal of Medicine. 36. 561-570.

Seegmiller, J.E., Rosenbloom, F.M., & Kelly, W.N. (1967). Enzyme defect associated with a sex-linked human neurological disorder and excessive purine synthesis. Science, 155, 1682-1684.

Nyhan, W. (1976) Behavior in the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia. 6, 235-252.

Seegmiller, J.E. (1980). Diseases of purine and pyrimidine metabolism. In P. Bondy & L. Rosenberg (Eds), Metabolic control and disease. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

Anderson, Lowell T. (1992) Ernst, Monique. Davis, Susan, V. Cognitive Abilities of Patients with Lesch-Nyhan Disease. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 22, No. 2, 189-203.

Anderson, Lowell T. & Ernst, Monique. (1994) Self-Injury in Lesch-Nyhan Disease. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol 24, No.1, 67-81.

McManaman, J. & Tam, DA. (1999) Gabapentin for Self-Injurious Behavior in Lesch-Nyhan Disease. Pediatric Neurology, Vol 20, No. 5, 381-382