title: The phenylpropionic acid load test: experience with 72 children at-risk for beta-oxidation disorders.
abstract: The urinary excretion of metabolites of orally administered phenylpropionic acid (PPA) in 72 children, aged 2 days to 16 years, thought to be at-risk of medium acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency has been studied. Forty had presented as Reye Syndrome, 9 as a Reye-like syndrome and 24 were sibs of decreased RS, sibs of RLS cases or sibs of infants who had died suddenly and without explanation where an autopsy revealed the presence of very heavy fatty infiltration of the liver. These studies demonstrated that PPA metabolites are maximally excreted during the 3 hours following the oral load and that this urine collection should be diagnostic. PPA loading is a relatively simple, safe test which is part of the investigation of a patient suspected of having an inborn error of metabolism.
authors: Department of Child Health, Queen's University of Belfast, U.K.
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Glasgow
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Moore
authors: P H
authors: PH
authors: Robinson
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: McKiernan
mesh_terms: D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases / Q000172:deficiency*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000652:urine; D006626:Hippurates / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000652:urine*; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006626:Hippurates; D010666:Phenylpropionates; C057466:3-phenylpropionylglycine; C035253:3-phenylpropionic acid; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases; D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; C030514:hippuric acid; D005998:Glycine