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A random Abstract
Our Project
Our Team
Care of the adult with phenylketonuria.
[classical phenylketonuria]
Forty
-
three
adults
with
classical
phenylketonuria
were
identified
by
neonatal
screening
and
treated
with
a
phenylalanine
(
Phe
)
restricted
diet
.
Nineteen
have
remained
on
dietary
treatment
with
varying
levels
of
blood
Phe
control
and
24
have
discontinued
the
diet
at
an
average
age
of
7
.
8
years
.
Follow
up
at
an
average
age
of
22
years
revealed
that
the
cohort
remaining
on
dietary
treatment
have
achieved
substantially
better
social
and
academic
achievement
than
the
24
who
discontinued
dietary
treatment
.
Another
group
of
19
adults
who
were
not
diagnosed
until
an
average
age
of
2
.
5
years
have
also
been
evaluated
after
an
average
of
22
years
on
a
Phe
restricted
diet
.
This
report
is
based
upon
Wechsler
Adult
Intelligence
Revised
Test
scores
,
attendance
at
college
,
employment
and
marital
status
.