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Correlation between genotype and the tetrahydrobiopterin-responsive phenotype in Chinese patients with phenylketonuria.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 2015
Tao Jing, Li Nana, Jia Haitao, Liu Zhen, Li Xiaohong, Song Jiaping, Deng Ying, Jin Xi, Zhu Jun
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BACKGROUND: A growing body of research has suggested that tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) responsive phenotype can be predicted by the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) genotype in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), but data concerning the association between genotype and BH4 responsiveness are scarce in China. METHODS: A total of 165 PKU patients from China who had undergone a 24-h loading test with BH4 administration...
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