The 48-hour tetrahydrobiopterin loading test in patients with phenylketonuria: Evaluation of protocol and influence of baseline phenylalanine concentration

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Anjema, K ^a   Venema, G ^a   Hofstede, F C ^b   Carbasius Weber, E C ^b   Bosch, A M ^c   Ter Horst, N M ^c   Hollak, C E M ^c   Jonkers, C F ^c   Rubio Gozalbo, M E ^d   van der Ploeg, E M C ^d   de Vries, M C ^e   Janssen Regelink, R G ^e   Janssen, M C H ^e   Zweers van Essen, H ^e   Boelen, C C A ^f   van der Herberg van de Wetering, N A P ^f   Heiner Fokkema, M R ^a   van Rijn, M ^a   van Spronsen, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BH4; Phenylalanine; Phenylketonuria; PKU; Sapropterin; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; SAPROPTERIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOADING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPTERIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82755197582     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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