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Frequency of the IVS12 + 5G-->A splice mutation of the fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase gene in carriers of hereditary tyrosinaemia in the French Canadian population of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 1996
Poudrier J, St-Louis M, Lettre F, Gibson K, Prévost C, Larochelle J, Tanguay R M
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary tyrosinaemia type I (HTI), an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism, is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase. The highest incidence of HTI is observed in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region (SLSJ) (Québec, Canada), where 1 out of 22 individuals is thought to be a carrier. A splice mutation (IVS12 + 5G-->A) has recently been identified in this particular region. Here,...
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