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Predicting a clinical/biochemical phenotype for PKU/MHP patients with PAH gene mutations.
Genetika - 1 Oct 2008
Kasnauskiene J, Cimbalistiene L, Kucinskas V
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) and mild hyperphenylalaninemia (MHP) are allelic disorders caused by mutations in the gene encoding phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). In this study, a total of 218 independent PAH chromosomes (109 unrelated patients with PKU residing in Lithuania) were investigated. All 13 exons of the PAH gene of all PKU probands were scanned for DNA alterations by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis...
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