Genotypes of 2579 patients with phenylketonuria reveal a high rate of BH4 non-responders in Russia.

Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency is responsible for most cases of phenylketonuria (PKU). Furthermore, numerous studies on BH4-sensitive PAH deficiency have been conducted. To date, BH4, a cofactor of PAH, has not been used to treat PKU in Russia.Genotype data of patients with PKU can be us...

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Main Authors: Polina Gundorova, Anna A Stepanova, Irina A Kuznetsova, Sergey I Kutsev, Aleksander V Polyakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211048