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Molecular analysis of homocystinuria in Brazilian patients.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 2005
Porto Marianna P R, Galdieri Luciano C, Pereira Vanessa G, Vergani Naja, da Rocha José Cláudio C, Micheletti Cecília, Martins Ana Maria, Perez Ana Beatriz A, Almeida Vânia D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) deficiency is the most common cause of homocystinuria. However, no data are available concerning the molecular basis of this disease in Brazilian populations. METHODS: We studied 14 Brazilian patients from 11 unrelated families using a combined screening approach, involving restriction analysis, single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) scanning, and...
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