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Defining tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-responsiveness in PKU

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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Blau, N. Defining tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-responsiveness in PKU. J Inherit Metab Dis 31, 2–3 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10545-007-9979-1

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