| Literature DB >> 6696496 |
R J Leeming, P A Barford, J A Blair, I Smith.
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We describe a method of screening for dihydropteridine reductase deficiency and dihydrobiopterin synthesis deficiency--the two inherited defects that cause tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency--using blood spots on Guthrie cards. Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency may be identified positively, and a biopterin value of less than 6.0 micrograms/l in the presence of hyperphenylalaninaemia indicates further investigation for dihydrobiopterin synthesis deficiency.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6696496 PMCID: PMC1628398 DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.1.58
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791