Efficacy of Phenylalanine- and Tyrosine-Restricted Diet in Alkaptonuria Patients on Nitisinone Treat...
Efficacy of Phenylalanine- and Tyrosine-Restricted Diet in Alkaptonuria Patients on Nitisinone Treatment: Case Series and Review of Literature
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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG
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English
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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG
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Introduction: Nitisinone used in alkaptonuria (AKU) can result in keratopathy due to strongly increased tyrosine levels. Methods: This study aimed to investigate nutritional status and changes in plasma tyrosine and phenylalanine and urinary homogentisic acid (u-HGA) levels in 8 adult AKU patients (mean age, 56.3 ± 4.7 years) who were on tyrosine/p...
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Efficacy of Phenylalanine- and Tyrosine-Restricted Diet in Alkaptonuria Patients on Nitisinone Treatment: Case Series and Review of Literature
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A709900670
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A709900670
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0250-6807
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1421-9697
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10.1159/000519813
