Phenylketonuria

FJ van Spronsen, N Blau, C Harding… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Phenylketonuria (PKU; also known as phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency) is an
autosomal recessive disorder of phenylalanine metabolism, in which especially high …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic etiology and clinical challenges of phenylketonuria

NA Elhawary, IA AlJahdali, IS Abumansour… - Human genomics, 2022 - Springer
This review discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, genetic etiology, and
management of phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU, an autosomal recessive disease, is an inborn …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic landscape and epidemiology of phenylketonuria

A Hillert, Y Anikster, A Belanger-Quintana… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
Phenylketonuria (PKU), caused by variants in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene, is
the most common autosomal-recessive Mendelian phenotype of amino acid metabolism. We …

A noncoding RNA modulator potentiates phenylalanine metabolism in mice

Y Li, Z Tan, Y Zhang, Z Zhang, Q Hu, K Liang, Y Jun… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The functional role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in inherited metabolic disorders,
including phenylketonuria (PKU), is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the mouse lncRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Grain yield and correlated traits of bread wheat lines: Implications for yield improvement

MI Ullah, S Mahpara, R Bibi, RU Shah, R Ullah… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global wheat yields are suffering due to differences in regional climatic conditions and soil
fertility. Plant breeders are continuously working to improve the yield per unit area of wheat …

[HTML][HTML] Italian national consensus statement on management and pharmacological treatment of phenylketonuria

A Burlina, G Biasucci, MT Carbone, C Cazzorla… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by defects
in the phenylalanine-hydroxylase gene (PAH), the enzyme catalyzing the conversion of …

Metabolic phenotyping in phenylketonuria reveals disease clustering independently of metabolic control

L Moritz, K Klotz, SC Grünert, L Hannibal… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Phenylketonuria (PKU, MIM# 261600) is one of the most common inborn errors of
metabolism (IEM) with an incidence of 1: 10000 in the European population. PKU is caused …

Relationship between genotype, phenylalanine hydroxylase expression and in vitro activity and metabolic phenotype in phenylketonuria

N Himmelreich, N Shen, JG Okun, C Thiel… - Molecular genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Residual phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) activity is the main determinant of the metabolic
phenotype in phenylketonuria (PKU). The genotypic heterogeneity of PKU, involving> 1000 …

[HTML][HTML] PAH Pathogenic Variants and Clinical Correlations in a Group of Hyperphenylalaninemia Patients from North-Western Romania

A Iuhas, C Jurca, K Kozma, AL Riza, I Streață… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)
gene and is characterized by altered amino acid metabolism. More than 1500 known PAH …

[HTML][HTML] Next generation sequencing in newborn screening in the United Kingdom National Health Service

JC van Campen, ESA Sollars, RC Thomas… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has the potential to improve the diagnostic and
prognostic utility of newborn screening programmes. This study assesses the feasibility of …