Maternal mild hyperphenylalaninemia: results of treated and untreated pregnancies in two sisters.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83298-6

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Maternal mild hyperphenylalaninemia: results of treated and untreated pregnancies in two sisters.

The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 1994

Levy H L, Goss B S, Sullivan D K, Michals-Matalon K, Dobbs J M, Guldberg P, Güttler F

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The outcomes of mild hyperphenylalaninemia (MHP) in three children of two sisters were compared. The IQ of the child from an untreated pregnancy was 105; the developmental quotients of the two infant offspring from treated and untreated pregnancies were 122 and 114, respectively. The IQ of the si...

Topics

Adult
Child Development
Diabetes, Gestational
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intelligence
Male
Phenylalanine
Phenylketonurias
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications

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