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Utility of phenylalanine hydroxylase genotype for tetrahydrobiopterin responsiveness classification in patients with phenylketonuria.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Sept 2012
Quirk Meghan E, Dobrowolski Steven F, Nelson Benjamin E, Coffee Bradford, Singh Rani H
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BACKGROUND: A need exists to expand the characterization of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) responsiveness in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), beyond simply evaluating change in blood phenylalanine concentrations. The clinical interpretation of BH(4) responsiveness should be evaluated within the context of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) genotype. AIM: This investigation seeks to use a modified version of a...
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