A clinical investigation of 228 patients with phenylketonuria in mainland China.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1999 ; 30 Suppl 2(): 58-60
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32429
ABSTRACT
Neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in Mainland China was started late and is incomplete. At the present time, it only covers 1-2% of the whole nation. There are about 1,500-2,000 PKU patients born in China annually. In this study, 228 PKU patients who were followed in our hospital were reviewed. Only 19 (8.3%) patients were detected by neonatal screening. Two hundred and nine (91.7%) cases were defined by pediatricians at the age of 1 month to 22 years, among them 94.5% had mental retardation, 48.9% developed epilepsy, and 22.9% gave up the treatment because of financial difficulty and loss of confidence in recovery. To help all of the patients, the only feasible way is the popularization of nationwide screening.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Phenylketonurias
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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China
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Retrospective Studies
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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