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Analysis of phenylalanine hydroxylase genotypes and hyperphenylalaninemia phenotypes using L-[1-13C]phenylalanine oxidation rates in vivo: a pilot study.
Pediatric research - 1 Oct 1997
Treacy E P, Delente J J, Elkas G, Carter K, Lambert M, Waters P J, Scriver C R
Abstract excerpt
Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) resulting from deficient activity of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is caused by mutations in the human PAH gene (McKusick 261600). Herein, we report a noninvasive method to: 1) estimate whole-body phenylalanine oxidation in patients with HPA and 2) compare effects of mutant genotypes on phenotypes. We used oral L-[1-13C]phenylalanine as a substrate and measured 13CO2 formation in the...
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