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Genetic and phenotypic aspects of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency in Spain: molecular survey by regions.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 1999
Desviat L R, Pérez B, Gámez A, Sánchez A, García M J, Martínez-Pardo M, Marchante C, Bóveda D, Baldellou A, Arena J, Sanjurjo P, Fernández A, Cabello M L, Ugarte M
Abstract excerpt
We present an extensive study of the genetic diversity of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency in the Spanish phenylketonuria population. We have analysed 195 PKU patients by DGGE analysis identifying 67 different mutations which represent 89% of the total mutant chromosomes. Seventeen mutations first described in Spain have not yet been detected elsewhere; ten of these are reported here for the first time. The...
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