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Ten years of specialized adult care for phenylketonuria: a single-centre experience

Specialized adult care of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients is of increasing importance. Adult outpatient clinics for inherited errors of metabolism can help to achieve this task, but experience is limited. Ten years after establishment of a coordinated transition process and specialised adult care for...

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Main Authors: Mütze, Ulrike (Author) , Thiele, Alena Gerlinde (Author) , Bärwald, Christoph (Author) , Ceglarek, Uta (Author) , Kiess, Wieland (Author) , Beblo, Skadi (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 24 March 2016
In: Orphanet journal of rare diseases
Year: 2016, Volume: 11, Issue: 1
ISSN:1750-1172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-016-0410-6
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0410-6
Verlag, Volltext: https://ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13023-016-0410-6
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Author Notes:Ulrike Mütze, Alena Gerlinde Thiele, Christoph Baerwald, Uta Ceglarek, Wieland Kiess and Skadi Beblo
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Summary:Specialized adult care of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients is of increasing importance. Adult outpatient clinics for inherited errors of metabolism can help to achieve this task, but experience is limited. Ten years after establishment of a coordinated transition process and specialised adult care for inherited metabolic diseases, adult PKU care was evaluated with respect to metabolic control, therapy satisfaction, life satisfaction, sociodemographic data, economical welfare as well as pregnancy outcome.
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ISSN:1750-1172
DOI:10.1186/s13023-016-0410-6

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