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Relation between genotype and phenotype in Swedish phenylketonuria and hyperphenylalaninemia patients.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 1993
Svensson E, von Döbeln U, Eisensmith R C, Hagenfeldt L, Woo S L
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) and hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) are caused mostly by an inherited (autosomal recessive) deficiency in hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) activity. More than 50 PAH mutations have ben reported. The goal of the present study was to examine the molecular basis for the clinical heterogeneity of Swedish PKU and HPA patients. Mutations were identified through allele-specific oligonucleotide...
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