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Neonatal screening for hereditary fructose intolerance: frequency of the most common mutant aldolase B allele (A149P) in the British population.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 1996
James C L, Rellos P, Ali M, Heeley A F, Cox T M
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) causes severe and sometimes fatal metabolic disturbances in infants and children but responds to dietary treatment. To determine the practicability of screening newborn infants for HFI, we have investigated the frequency of the most common and widespread mutant allele of aldolase B, A149P, in the neonatal population. The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify aldolase...
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