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    Hyperphenylalaninemia is a medical condition characterized by mildly or strongly elevated concentrations of the amino acid phenylalanine in the blood. Phenylketonuria (PKU) can result in severe hyperphenylalaninemia. Phenylalanine concentrations are routinely screened in newborns by the neonatal heel prick (Guthrie test), which takes a few drops of blood from the heel of the infant. Standard phenylalanine concentrations in unaffected persons are about 2-6mg/dl (120¨C360 ¦Ìmol/L) phenylalanine concentrations in those with untreated hyperphenylalaninemia can be up to 20 mg/dL (1200 ¦Ìmol/L). Measurable IQ deficits are often detected as phenylalanine levels approach 10 mg/dL (600 mol/L). Phenylketonuria (PKU)-like symptoms, including more pronounced developmental defects, skin irritation, and vomiting, may appear when phenylalanine levels are near 20 mg/dL (1200 mol/L).Hyperphenylalaninemia is a recessive hereditary metabolic disorder that is caused by the body's failure to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine as a result of the entire or partial absence of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase.

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PTMD IDUniProt AccessionEntrez IDGene NameProtein NameOrganism
PTMD00652Q033935805
PTS
6-pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthase
Homo sapiens
PTMD03583P004395053
PAH
Phenylalanine-4-hydroxylase
Homo sapiens
PTMD03925P094175860
QDPR
Dihydropteridine reductase
Homo sapiens
PTMD04795P307932643
GCH1
GTP cyclohydrolase 1
Homo sapiens