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 …

The complete European guidelines on phenylketonuria: diagnosis and treatment

AMJ Van Wegberg, A MacDonald, K Ahring… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2017 - Springer
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of phenylalanine metabolism
caused by deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase that converts phenylalanine …

Interindividual-and blood-correlated sweat phenylalanine multimodal analytical biochips for tracking exercise metabolism

B Zhong, X Qin, H Xu, L Liu, L Li, Z Li, L Cao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In situ monitoring of endogenous amino acid loss through sweat can provide physiological
insights into health and metabolism. However, existing amino acid biosensors are unable to …

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 …

Safety and pharmacodynamics of an engineered E. coli Nissle for the treatment of phenylketonuria: a first-in-human phase 1/2a study

MK Puurunen, J Vockley, SL Searle, SJ Sacharow… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare disease caused by biallelic mutations in the PAH gene that
result in an inability to convert phenylalanine (Phe) to tyrosine, elevated blood Phe levels …

[HTML][HTML] Living with Phenylketonuria: Lessons from the PKU community

S Ford, M O'Driscoll, A MacDonald - Molecular genetics and metabolism …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction We report the practical, social and psychological issues of living with
phenylketonuria (PKU) from one of the largest surveys that has been completed by both …

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 …

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] Let thy food be thy medicine…. when possible

RF Witkamp, K van Norren - European journal of pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
There is no evidence that Hippocrates, although being credited for it, ever literally stated 'let
thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food'. However, yet in line with …

Fully Integrated Point-of-Care Platform for the Self-Monitoring of Phenylalanine in Finger-Prick Blood

MA Messina, L Maugeri, G Spoto, R Puccio… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Development of point-of-care platforms combining reliability and ease of use is a challenge
for the evolution of sensing in healthcare technologies. Here, we report the development …