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Intracellular concentrations of phenylalanine, tyrosine and α-aminobutyric acid in 13 homozygotes and 19 heterozygotes for phenylketonuria compared with 26 normals

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Lymphocytes isolated from homozygotes and heterozygotes for phenylketonuria show increased phenylalanine, tyrosine and α-aminobutyric acid contents when compared with lymphocytes from normal subjects.

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  1. Division of Neonatology and Congenital Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, University of Vienna, University Kinderklinik, Währinger Gürtel 74, 1090, Wien, Austria

    O. Thalhammer, A. Pollak, G. Lubec & H. Königshofer

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Thalhammer, O., Pollak, A., Lubec, G. et al. Intracellular concentrations of phenylalanine, tyrosine and α-aminobutyric acid in 13 homozygotes and 19 heterozygotes for phenylketonuria compared with 26 normals. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 73–74 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263597

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