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Molecular analysis of PKU in Ireland.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 Dec 1994
O'Neill C A, Eisensmith R C, Croke D T, Naughten E R, Cahalane S F, Woo S L
Abstract excerpt
Classical phenylketonuria (PKU: McKusick No. 261600) is caused by mutations occurring at the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) locus on chromosome 12 and has a prevalence in Ireland of 1 in 4500. We examined 304 independent alleles from 350 patients for the presence of six mutations and have characterized VNTR alleles within the minisatellite region 3' to the PAH gene in patients carrying the most prevalent...
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