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Direct sequencing of FAH gene in Pakistani tyrosinemia type 1 families reveals a novel mutation.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2016
Ijaz Sadaqat, Zahoor Muhammad Yasir, Imran Muhammad, Afzal Sibtain, Bhinder Munir A, Ullah Ihsan, Cheema Huma Arshad, Ramzan Khushnooda, Shehzad Wasim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1) is a rare inborn error of tyrosine catabolism with a worldwide prevalence of one out of 100,000 live births. HT1 is clinically characterized by hepatic and renal dysfunction resulting from the deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) enzyme, caused by recessive mutations in the FAH gene. We present here the first report on identification of FAH mutations in...
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