Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of Turkish patients with phenylalanine metabolism disorders.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive disorder of phenylalanine metabolism, in which especially high phenylalanine concentrations cause brain dysfunction. If untreated, this brain dysfunction results in severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and behavioural problems. We aimed to investigate demographic, clinical, biochemical, and molecular genetic data in patients with phenylalanine metabolism...

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