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Late diagnosis of phenylketonuria in a bedouin mother
Dr. R. Usha,
R. Uma, T. I. Farag,
Y. Girish, M. M. A. Al-Ghanim,
K. Al-Najdi, S. A. Al-Awadi,
M. H. El-Badramany,
Corresponding Author
Dr. R. Usha
Paediatric Department, Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait
Consultant Neonatologist, Al-Jahra Hospital, P.O. Box 21368, Safat, 13074 KuwaitSearch for more papers by this authorT. I. Farag
Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorM. M. A. Al-Ghanim
Paediatric Department, Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorS. A. Al-Awadi
Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorDr. R. Usha,
R. Uma, T. I. Farag,
Y. Girish, M. M. A. Al-Ghanim,
K. Al-Najdi, S. A. Al-Awadi,
M. H. El-Badramany,
Corresponding Author
Dr. R. Usha
Paediatric Department, Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait
Consultant Neonatologist, Al-Jahra Hospital, P.O. Box 21368, Safat, 13074 KuwaitSearch for more papers by this authorT. I. Farag
Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorM. M. A. Al-Ghanim
Paediatric Department, Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorS. A. Al-Awadi
Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
We report on the first case of phenylketonuria in a Bedouin woman with 3 children having the phenylketonuria embryofetopathy. Herein, we discuss briefly hazards of late diagnosis of maternal phenylketonuria. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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