Epidemiologic study of Phenylketonuria disease in Lorestan province

Background : Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disease with autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance caused by a deficiency or absence of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase in the liver. Phenylketonuria incidence is 1 in 10,000 births. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological charact...

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Main Authors: Azita Zafar Mohtashami, GHolam reza Lashkarara, Fateme Khodadadi, Naser Motamedi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Lorestan University of Medical Science 2016-12-01
Series:Yafteh
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Online Access:http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1693-37&slc_lang=en&sid=1