Can untreated PKU patients escape from intellectual disability? A systematic review


van Vliet D., van Wegberg A. M. J., Ahring K., Bik-Multanowski M., Blau N., Bulut F. D., ...Daha Fazla

ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES, cilt.13, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is often considered as the classical example of a genetic disorder in which severe symptoms can nowadays successfully be prevented by early diagnosis and treatment. In contrast, untreated or late-treated PKU is known to result in severe intellectual disability, seizures, and behavioral disturbances. Rarely, however, untreated or late-diagnosed PKU patients with high plasma phenylalanine concentrations have been reported to escape from intellectual disability. The present study aimed to review published cases of such PKU patients.