Mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene: methods for their characterization
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 83 (s407) , 27-33
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13443.x
Abstract
Mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene represent the root cause of PAH-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia. To date, more than 160 different mutations have been reported. Single-base substitutions and microdeletions account for the majority of molecular defects. This review provides a brief general introduction to various strategies for detection of PAH mutations, and summarizes our own methodological developments. We have established a method based on PCR in combination with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) for mutation scanning of the entire coding sequence and all exon/intron boundaries of the PAH. Systematic application of this method to the study of a large number of mutant chromosomes from hyperphenylalaninemic patients demonstrated a 98% diagnostic efficiency and a 100% mutation detection efficiency. We have created compromised PCR and DGGE conditions for simultaneous amplification and simultaneous mutation scanning of all PAH-coding fragments. This technique is convenient in a diagnostic setting and allows "same-day" DNA-based diagnosis of newborns with hyperphenylalaninemia. A further modification of the method allows unambiguous identification of known mutations, circumventing the cumbersome step of nucleotide sequencing.Keywords
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