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Mutational spectrum of phenylketonuria in the Chinese Han population: a novel insight into the geographic distribution of the common mutations.
Pediatric research - 1 Mar 2010
Zhu Tianwen, Qin Shengying, Ye Jun, Qiu Wenjuan, Han Lianshu, Zhang Yafen, Gu Xuefan
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The absence of a comprehensive analysis for phenylketonuria (PKU) mutations in the Chinese Han population has resulted in continued studies during the past 18 y to elucidate the mutational spectrum in patients from virtually all Chinese regions. Our study systematically investigated 13 exons and their surrounding introns of the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene in 212 unrelated patients using PCR and direct...
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