Sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan)

Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency, traditionally known as phenylketonuria (PKU), is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by mutations in the gene encoding PAH, the enzyme that converts phenylalanine (Phe) to tyrosine. If untreated, Phe accumulates to toxic levels in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) CADTH September 2017, 2017
Series:Common drug review clinical review report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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