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Osteopenia and phenylketonuria

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Trabecular bone mineral content was assessed by quantitative computed tomography in eleven young adults with phenylketonuria who had been treated from early childhood with a diet restricted in natural protein and supplemented with amino acids, minerals and vitamins. There was a significant reduction in the bone mineral content of patients compared with the normal population. Prospective studies are indicated in younger patients to ensure optimum bone mineralisation is achieved by adulthood.

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  1. D. J. Carson

    Present address: Department of Child Health, Queens University, Belfast

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  1. Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    L. G. Greeves

  2. Department of Radiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    L. E. Sweeney & M. D. Crone

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Carson, D.J., Greeves, L.G., Sweeney, L.E. et al. Osteopenia and phenylketonuria. Pediatr Radiol 20, 598–599 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02129064

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