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Genetic background of hyperphenylalaninemia in Nagasaki, Japan.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 May 2016
Dateki Sumito, Watanabe Satoshi, Nakatomi Akiko, Kinoshita Eiichi, Matsumoto Tadashi, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Moriuchi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) and related hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) are caused by a deficiency in hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). The incidence of PKU in Nagasaki prefecture is higher than that in all parts of Japan (1/15 894 vs 1/120 000). To investigate the genetic background of patients with HPA in Nagasaki prefecture, mutation analysis was done in 14 patients with PKU or mild HPA. Homozygous or compound...
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