[Phenylketonuria: new questions for another generation].
Young women with phenylketonuria are at risk of bearing children with mental retardation. It results from the effects of the mother's elevated blood phenylalanine on the developing fetus. These effects may be prevented if a low phenylalanine diet is maintained prior to and throughout pregnancy.
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Service d'Hygiène, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, Caen.
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D002985:Clinical Protocols; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors
Phénylcétonurie: de nouvelles questions pour une autre génération.