title: [Hypouricemia and xanthinuria. Observation of 3 cases].
abstract: The Authors refer about three cases of asymptomatic xanthinuria pointed out after the discovery of very low serum uric acid levels (below 1 mg/100 ml). The above-mentioned cases come out from 137.194 evaluation of serum uric acid carried out in a period of about four years. The values of serum and urinary uric acid and those of total oxypurines in urine of same kinsmen of the three patients have been evaluated; all these values were in the normal range.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011686:Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000172:deficiency*; D014970:Xanthines / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D014970:Xanthines; D014527:Uric Acid; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase
vernacular_title: Ipouricemia e xantinuria. Osservazione di tre casi.