作者: A. C. Hutchesson , S. K. Hall , M. A. Preece , A. Green
DOI: 10.1136/FN.74.3.F191
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摘要: AIMS: To assess the incidence of tyrosinaemia type I in West Midlands Region, and value current neonatal screening programmes for phenylketonuria (PKU) its detection. METHODS: Retrospective study results from PKU Birmingham (using plasma amino acid chromatography) rest Guthrie microbiological assay blood spot phenylalanine) was carried out between January 1985 March 1994. Patients with born region during same period were identified a regional database patients confirmed inherited metabolic disease. The specialist children9s hospital; centre investigation inborn errors, supraregional liver transplantation management paediatric RESULTS: Amino chromatography showed increased tyrosine 447 145,444 neonates Birmingham; this still at 6 weeks age six cases. Five had I; sixth III. Two others whom considered normal have since presented I. Outside Birmingham, 525,151 children screened using test. clinically did not contribute to diagnosis any case. 1 20,791 live births within 105,037 outside. Of total 12 I, 10 (83%) non-oriental Asian ethnicity; 3.7/10(6) head population group 0.04/10(6) population. CONCLUSIONS: Asians high Neonatal may early treatment.