You Are Examining a 7-Year-Old Male Child Who Exhibits Delayed

You are examining a 7-year-old male child who exhibits delayed motor development, overexaggerated reflexes, and spasticity. In addition, the boy has a tendency to chew his lips and fingers often causing tissue damage and bleeding and has painful, swollen, and inflamed joints. The most likely diagnosis in this case is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. Analysis of blood from this patient would be expected to find elevated levels of which of the following compounds related to the observed findings?

A) citrulline
B) hypoxanthine
C) lactic acid
D) orotic acid
E) uric acid