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Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing key nutrients for the brain between PKU and healthy individuals

Title: Status of nutrients important in brain function in phenylketonuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors: Gina A. Montoya Parra, Rani H. Singh, Aysun Cetinyurek-Yavuz, Mirjam Kuhn, Anita MacDonald
Published: 2018
Journal:

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

This paper comprises a systematic review and where possible a meta-analysis of the status in different nutrients involved in brain function between PKU patients and healthy controls. The review concludes PKU patients have lower availability of DHA, EPA and cholesterol.

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Citation: Montoya Parra, G.A., Singh, R.H., Cetinyurek-Yavuz, A., Kuhn, M., MacDonald, A. ‘Status of nutrients important in brain function in phenylketonuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.’ Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (2018) 13:101