Article
Prevalence of Phenylketonuria in neonates of Mashhad, Iran: A cross-sectional study
2023-05-22
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<h4>Introduction: </h4> Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disorder, caused by impaired phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene activity, resulting in high levels of phenylalanine in the body fluids. Such condition increases the risk of cognitive issues and requires limited diet plans with medications such as Sapropterin dihydrochloride for treatment. PKU affects approximately 6.002 individuals per 100,000 neona...
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- 5a9e1b55-134c-515a-a016-a5b7b5db18bb
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2824438/v1
