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Identification and characterization of a novel liver-specific enhancer of the human phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2002
Chen Kuan-Ju, Chao Hung-Kun, Hsiao Kwang-Jen, Su Tsung-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
The liver-specific phenylalanine hydroxylase catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Genetic defects in the gene result in the autosomal recessive disorder phenylketonuria. We have identified a phenylalanine hydroxylase mutation, designated as -4173_-407del, in a hyperphenylalaninemic patient with a 3.7-kb deletion in the 5'-flanking region of the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene. Characterization of...
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