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Co-existence of phenylketonuria and Fabry disease on a 3 year-old boy: case report.
BMC pediatrics - 17 May 2010
Concolino Daniela, Rapsomaniki Maria, Disabella Eliana, Sestito Simona, Pascale Maria G, Moricca Maria T, Bonapace Giuseppe, Arbustini Elisea, Strisciuglio Pietro
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BACKGROUND: The co-existence of two genetically distinct metabolic disorders in the same patient has rarely been reported. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of the metabolism resulting from a phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency. Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder...
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