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Human HPD wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 12q24.31 and is approximately 49 kb in length. This allele, which encodes 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase protein, plays a role in the degradation of tyrosine. Mutation of the gene is associated with tyrosinemia type 3 and hawkinsinuria.
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