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Activity levels of both enzymes differed across groups (p &lt; 0.0001), but only Gprt distinguished patients with LND from those with LNV (p &lt; 0.05). Gprt also showed slightly stronger correlations than Hprt with 13 of 14 measures of the clinical phenotype, including the severity of dystonia, cognitive impairment, and behavioral abnormalities. 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