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A case of two sisters births from mother with phenylketonuria lacking mental retardation
Chang-Seok Ki, Jin Kyung Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(5):546-550.   Published online May 15, 2008
In this untreated classic phenylketonuria (PKU) case, mental retardation is severe; however, there have been individuals­like the mother of this case­who have escaped mental retardation and all the other potential sequelae of phenylketonuria, despite having high blood phenylalanine levels, and very poor dietary control. It appears that they have nearly normal brain phenylalanine levels despite high blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels....
Original Article
Pterin & DHPR Measurement and DNA Analysis in Korean PKU Patients
Chol Hee Chong, Hye Yong Lee, Dong Hwan Lee, Sang Jhoo Lee, Ki Weon Cha, Jeong Bin Yim, Yoshiyuki Okano
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(12):1681-1690.   Published online December 15, 1993
Phenylketonuria in metabolic disorder that results from a deficiency of the hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase. But among patients with hyperphenylalaninemia, the defect resides in one of the enzymes necessary for production or recycling of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). The reduction of BH4 affects not only phenylalanine metabolism but also formation of the tyrosine related neurotransmitter, dopamin and tryptophan related neurotransmitter, serotonin. Administration of L-dopa...