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[Mutations of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene detected in 20 patients with phenylketonuria from Yunnan Province].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2015
Tang Xinhua, Chen Hong, Zhang Yinhong, Li Li, Mi Hongying, Xu Qingua, Zhu Baosheng
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mutations of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene in 20 phenylketonuria (PKU) patients from Yunnan. METHODS: The 13 exons and the splicing regions of 12 introns of the PAH gene were sequenced to detect mutations in 20 unrelated PKU patients. RESULTS: PAH gene sequencing has revealed 15 types of mutations, in which the most frequently mutation was p.R243Q (30.0%), followed by...
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