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Molecular characterization of phenylketonuria and tetrahydrobiopterin-responsive phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency in Japan.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Okano Yoshiyuki, Kudo Satoshi, Nishi Yasuaki, Sakaguchi Tomoko, Aso Kazuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a heterogeneous metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency in hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). On the basis of phenotype/genotype correlations, determination of phenylketonuric genotype is important for classification of the clinical phenotype and treatment of PKU, including tetrahydrobiopterin therapy. We characterized the genotypes of 203 Japanese patients with PKU and...
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