title: High phenylacetic acid differentiates schizoaffective from schizophrenic patients.
abstract: Twenty-four hour urinary phenylacetic acid was high in 12 acutely psychotic schizoaffective patients (240.3 +/- 51.9 mg/day) and low in 16 acutely psychotic schizophrenic patients (53.6 +/- 15.1 mg/day). These results indicate a biochemical difference between these two types of acute psychoses and indicate alterations in phenylalanine metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Sabelli
authors.forename: U N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Durai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Javaid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000652:urine*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D010648:Phenylacetates; D010649:Phenylalanine