Article
[Mutation spectrum of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene in patients with phenylketonuria in Tianjin and surrounding areas of Northern China].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2010
Song Li, Dang Liheng, Meng Yingtao, Fu Bojing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene mutations in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) in Tianjin and surrounding area, in order to provide basic information for genetic counseling and prenatal gene diagnosis. METHODS: All of the 13 exons and flanking introns of the PAH gene from 99 patients with PKU were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and analyzed by...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- China
- Exons
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
