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[What should the paediatrician know about hyperphenylalaninaemia?].
Revista chilena de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Bravo Paulina, Raimann Erna, Cabello Juan Francisco, Arias Carolina, Peredo Pilar, Castro Gabriela, Hamilton Valerie, Campo Karen, Cornejo Verónica
Abstract excerpt
Hyperphenylalaninaemias are defined by a blood phenylalanine over 2mg/dl. The main cause is due to a mutation in the gene that codes the phenylalanine hydroxylase that catalyses the reaction that converts phenylalanine into tyrosine. The hyperphenylalaninaemias are classified into benign or mild hyperphenylalaninaemias, or mild, moderate or classic phenylketonurias. Due to its delayed detection outside the...
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