| Literature DB >> 10484807 |
S Kure1, D C Hou, T Ohura, H Iwamoto, S Suzuki, N Sugiyama, O Sakamoto, K Fujii, Y Matsubara, K Narisawa.
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Serum phenylalanine concentrations decreased in 4 patients with hyperphenylalaninemia after loading with tetrahydrobiopterin. There were no abnormalities in urinary pteridine excretion or in dihydropteridine reductase activity. However, mutations were detected in the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene, suggesting a novel subtype of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency that may respond to treatment with cofactor supplementation.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10484807 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70138-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406