{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(3)"],"submitter":["Oktem RM"],"pubmed_abstract":["Background
Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) is defined as blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels exceeding the normal values (>120 μmol/L or >2 mg/dL) and is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). The widespread screening of Phe levels in newborn screening programs has led to a very high number of patients with HPA.Methods
The samples were collected at various ages, not at the point of diagnosis. Nine pterin derivatives, including isoxanthopterin, sepiapterin, xanthopterin, primapterin, biopterin, neopterin, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 7,8-dihydroneopterin, and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), were analyzed in different HPA classes in serum, dried blood spots (DBS), and urine samples. A total of 18 patients, including six classical phenylketonuria (PKU), eight BH4-r"],"journal":["Molecular syndromology"],"pagination":["185-193"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11149980"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Pterin Profiling in Serum, Dried Blood Spot, and Urine Samples Using LC-MS/MS in Patients with Inherited Hyperphenylalaninemia."],"pmcid":["PMC11149980"],"pubmed_authors":["Oktem RM","Inci A","Bayrak H","Mavis ME","Yılmaz H","Ezgu FS","Gursu GG","Tumer L","Demir F","Okur I","Biberoglu G"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Pterin Profiling in Serum, Dried Blood Spot, and Urine Samples Using LC-MS/MS in Patients with Inherited Hyperphenylalaninemia.","description":"Background
Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) is defined as blood phenylalanine (Phe) levels exceeding the normal values (>120 μmol/L or >2 mg/dL) and is caused by a deficiency in the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). The widespread screening of Phe levels in newborn screening programs has led to a very high number of patients with HPA.Methods
The samples were collected at various ages, not at the point of diagnosis. Nine pterin derivatives, including isoxanthopterin, sepiapterin, xanthopterin, primapterin, biopterin, neopterin, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 7,8-dihydroneopterin, and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), were analyzed in different HPA classes in serum, dried blood spots (DBS), and urine samples. A total of 18 patients, including six classical phenylketonuria (PKU), eight BH4-r","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jun","modification":"2025-04-18T16:01:25.133Z","creation":"2025-04-07T02:58:30.071Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11149980","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38841329"],"doi":["10.1159/000535853"]}}