Rapid screening of 12 common mutations in Turkish GSD 1a patients using electronic DNA microarray.

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Glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD Ia) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the G6PC gene encoding glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase), a key enzyme for the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. Molecular analysis is a reliable and accurate way of diagnosing GSD Ia without to need for invasive liver biopsies for enzyme tests. In some ethnic groups and geographic regions, allelic homogeneity was...

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