
Symptomatic management and new therapeutic directions in Lesch‑Nyhan syndrome (Review)
- Authors:
- Drishti Valechha
- Charmi Jyotishi
- Mansi Patel
- Reeshu Gupta
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Affiliations: Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat 391760, India - Published online on: March 5, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2025.331
- Article Number: 43
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Copyright : © Valechha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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