Use of the phenylalanine: Tyrosine ratio to test newborns for phenylketonuria in a large public health screening programme

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 131-135

  Eastman, J W ^a   Sherwin, J E ^a   Wong, R ^a   Liao, C L ^a   Currier, R J ^a   Lorey, F ^a   Cunningham, G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated assays; Neonatal testing; Phenylketonuria

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENYLKETONURIA; SCREENING TEST;

CALIFORNIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORIES; NEONATAL SCREENING; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYROSINE;

EID: 0033675581     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.7.3.131     Document Type: Article

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