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    Objective: To analyze the variations of PTPS gene in patients with suspected 6-pyruvoyl-tetra hydropterin synthase deficiency (PTPSD) and to make prenatal diagnosis in high-risk families. Methods: Chemiluminescence was used for phenylalanine detection in blood or dried blood spots.Patients with phenylalanine concentration over 120 μmol/L were detected by urine pterin analysis, and the activity of dihydropteridine reductase (DHPR) was detected. tetrahydrobiopterin loading tests were performed in suspected patients with abnormal urinary pterin profiles. PTPS gene variation analysis was performed by direct Sanger sequencing based on PCR amplification. Prenatal diagnosis in 7 high-risk families was performed by chorionic villus sampling when the genotype was identified. Results: In 656 patients with hyperphenylalanine, 22 cases were diagnosed as PTPSD clinically. 16 variations were detected in the 22 PTPSD cases. The 5 variations, p.Lys77Arg, p.Ile84Phe, c.315-2A>G, c.244-2A>T, c.187-1G>T, were identified as novel variations. Two fetuses carried the same mutation with the proband and therefore were thought to be PTPSD fetuses. Three fetuses carried only one mutant allele and thus were thought to be PTPSD carriers. The other 2 fetuses carried no mutations and were presumed normal. Conclusions: PTPS gene variation analysis is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Prenatal diagnosis could help avoiding the defect birth in PTPSD families.

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    N Liu, D H Zhao, X L Li, L X Cui, Q H Wu, M Jiang, X D Kong. PTPS gene analysis and prenatal diagnosis in patients with 6-pyruvoyl-tetra hydropterin synthase deficiency]. Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi. 2016 Dec 25;51(12):890-894

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