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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rivera, I
• Leandro, P
• Lichter-Konecki, U
• Tavares de Almeida, I
• Lechner, M C

Titel

Population genetics of hyperphenylalaninaemia resulting from phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency in Portugal

Ist Teil von

• Journal of medical genetics, 1998-04, Vol.35 (4), p.301-304

Ort / Verlag

London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

1998

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In order to elucidate the molecular basis of phenylketonuria (PKU) in Portugal, a detailed study of the Portuguese mutant phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) genes was performed. A total of 222 mutant alleles from 111 PKU families were analysed for 26 mutations and restriction fragment length polymorphismlvariable number tandem repeat (RFLP/VNTR) haplotypes. It was possible to characterise 55% of the mutant alleles, in which 14 different mutations (R261Q, V388M, IVS10nt-11, I65T, P281L, R252W, R158Q, L348V, Y414C, L311P, Y198fsdel22bp, R408W, R270K, and R261X) and three polymorphisms (Q232Q, V245V, and L385L) were identified. A total of 14 different haplotypes were observed, with a high prevalence of haplotype 1 among mutant and normal alleles. The results reported in this study show considerable genetic heterogeneity in the Portuguese PKU population, as has also been described for other southern European populations.