Article
Discordant PKU phenotype in one family due to disparate genotypes and a novel mutation.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Jan 2004
Johnston J J, Lichter-Konecki U, Wilson E, Cobb B R, Evans B M, Schnur R E, Wong L-J C
Abstract excerpt
Classical phenylketonuria (PKU) and mild hyperphenylalaninaemia (MHP) are two ends of the broad diagnostic spectrum in phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency. We have analysed a family in which classical PKU, MHP and a normal phenotype occurred in family members with different mutations. Sequence analysis revealed three mutations segregating in the family. The individual with classical PKU had two previously...
Topics
- Alleles
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
- Phenylketonurias
