Sensitivity of electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry using the phenylalanine/tyrosine-ratio for differential diagnosis of hyperphenylalaninemia in neonates

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 15-20

  Schulze, Andreas ^a   Kohlmueller, Dirk ^a   Mayatepek, Ertan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrospray tandem mass spectrometry; Hyperphenylalaninemia; Neonatal screening; Phenylalanine; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHENYLALANINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYROSINE;

EID: 0032768070     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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