Novel mutations cause biotinidase deficiency in Turkish children.

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Mutation analysis was performed on DNA from 31 Turkish children with profound biotinidase deficiency who were symptomatic or ascertained by newborn screening. The 98G:del7ins3 mutation is common in clinically ascertained children in both the United States and Turkish populations, but a unique common mutation, R79C, is found only in the Turkish children identified both clinically and by newborn screening. Another...

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