Case Report

Identification of Novel Mutations in FAH Gene and Prenatal Diagnosis of Tyrosinemia in Indian Family

Table 1

Frequency of mutations found in FAH gene all over the world*.

PopulationMutationsFrequency

Ashkenazi Jewishp.Pro261Leu (P261L)~100%
Finnishp.Trp262X (W262X)N/A
French Canadianc.1062+5G>A (IVS 12+5G>A)87.9%
Pakistani mutationp.Gln64His (Q64H)N/A
Scandinavianp.Gly337Ser (G337S)N/A
Turkishp.Asp233Val (D233V)N/A
Northern Europeanc.1062+5G>A (IVS 12+5G>A)60%
Southern Europeanc.554-1G>T (IVS 6-1G>T)N/A
Indian (Present study)p.Ile216Met and p.Gly387ArgN/A

*The above mentioned population-specific mutations result from founder effect or genetic drift [9, 11ā€“14].