Article
Phenylketonuria in Italy: distinct distribution pattern of three mutations of the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Sept 1997
Guzzetta V, Bonapace G, Dianzani I, Parenti G, Lecora M, Giannattasio S, Concolino D, Strisciuglio P, Sebastio G, Andria G
Abstract excerpt
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by the deficiency of a liver-specific enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). The pattern of PAH mutations in Mediterranean populations appears to be different from that observed in northern Europe and Asia. Our aim was to study the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
