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Pregnancy and tyrosinaemia type II

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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A female patient with tyrosinaemia type II is reported having undergone two untreated pregnancies. During pregnancies, plasma tyrosine was raised. The outcomes of both offspring show that maternal tyrosinaemia may have an adverse effect on the developing fetus.

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  1. G. Gaslini Institute, University Department of Pediatrics, Largo Gaslini 5, 16148, Genova, Italy

    R. Cerone, A. R Fantasia, L. Moresco & M. C. Schiaffino

  2. Division of Pediatrics 3°, G. Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy

    E. Castellano & R. Gatti

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Cerone, R., Fantasia, A.R., Castellano, E. et al. Pregnancy and tyrosinaemia type II. J Inherit Metab Dis 25, 317–318 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016558510123

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