Incidence of Phenylketonuria in Southern Iran
AbstractBackground: Phenylketonuria is a hereditary, autosomal recessivedisorder caused by deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylaseor its cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin. The purpose ofthe present study was to evaluate the incidence of this disorderin southern Iran.Methods: All the neonates born between...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2010-06-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/35_2_08-Dr.%20Habib.pdf |