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Development of a Paper-Based Whole Blood Phenylalanine Assay for PKU Diagnosis and Monitoring in Low Resource Settings

Creator:

Robinson, Robert Tyler

Abstract:

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic inborn metabolic disorder which inhibits the functional production of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). It currently affects one in 15,000 Americans and is the most common amino acid metabolism error found in newborns. Individuals affected with PKU are incapable of metabolizing the amino acid, phenylalanine...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

degree. Many thanks to Dr. Philip Harding, Dr. Karl Schilke and Dr. Matthew Johnston for being members