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[Phenotypic and molecular characterization of a Colombian family with phenylketonuria].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Sept 2016
Gélvez Nancy, Acosta Johana, López Greizy, Castro Derly, Prieto Juan Carlos, Bermúdez Martha, Tamayo Marta L
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INTRODUCTION: Phenylketonuria is a metabolic disorder characterized by severe neurological involvement and behavioral disorder, whose early diagnosis enables an effective treatment to avoid disease sequelae, thus changing the prognosis. Objective: To characterize a family with phenylketonuria in Colombia at clinical, biochemical and molecular levels. Materials and methods: The population consisted of seven...
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