Tetrahydrobiopterin-responsive phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-378

  Kure, Shigeo ^a,b,c,d   Hou, Dian Chang ^a,b,c,d   Ohura, Toshihiro ^a,b,c,d   Iwamoto, Hiroko ^a,b,c,d   Suzuki, Shuhei ^a,b,c,d   Sugiyama, Naruji ^a,b,c,d   Sakamoto, Osamu ^a,b,c,d   Fujii, Kunihiro ^a,b,c,d   Matsubara, Yoichi ^a,b,c,d   Narisawa, Kuniaki ^a,b,c,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033504353     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70138-1     Document Type: Article

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