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The molecular basis of phenylketonuria in Koreans.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Lee Dong Hwan, Koo Soo Kyung, Lee Kwang-Soo, Yeon Young-Joo, Oh Hyun-Jeong, Kim Sang-Wun, Lee Sook-Jin, Kim Sung-Soo, Lee Jong-Eun, Jo Inho, Jung Sung-Chul
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that results from a deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). We characterized the PAH mutations of 79 independent Korean patients with PKU or hyperphenylalaninemia. PAH nucleotide sequence analysis revealed 39 different mutations, including ten novel mutations. The novel mutations consisted of nine missense mutations (P69S, G103S, N207D, T278S, P281A,...
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