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[Analysis for phenylalanine hydroxylase gene mutations in 35 ethnic Hui children from Ningxia with phenylketonuria].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Mao Xinmei, He Jiang, Liu Yuan, Li Xiaoqiang, Yu Wuzhong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the type and frequency of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene (PAH) mutations in ethnic Hui patients from Ningxia with phenylketonuria (PKU). METHODS: For 35 PKU children patients and 50 healthy individuals, all exons and promoters of the PAH gene were analyzed with PCR and direct sequencing. RESULTS: Twenty mutations, including 8 missense mutations (40%), 5 nonsense mutations (25%), 4 splice...
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