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Autism in Phenylketonuria Patients: From Clinical Presentation to Molecular Defects.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jun 2016
Khemir Sameh, Halayem Soumeyya, Azzouz Hatem, Siala Hajer, Ferchichi Maherzia, Guedria Asma, Bedoui Amel, Abdelhak Sonia, Messaoud Taieb, Tebib Neji, Belhaj Ahlem, Kaabachi Naziha
Abstract excerpt
Autism has been reported in untreated patients with phenylketonuria. The authors aimed to explore autism in 15 Tunisian and 4 Algerian phenylketonuria patients, and report their clinical, biochemical and molecular peculiarities. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised were used for the diagnosis of autism. Five exons of phenylalanine hydroxylase gene (7, 6, 10, 11, and 5)...
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