PKU Academy

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#PKU: #Nutritional issues and #breastfeeding feeding - a new learning tool from Prof A. MacDonald, international opinion leader on the rare disease #phenylketonuria https://t.co/nBzNvYq8Ic

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e-book: Practical guidelines for the introduction of sapropterin into the management of phenylketonuria - Manual for healthcare professionals. Get it free @PKU_Academy https://t.co/8hASJrqQBp

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@EXCEMED An entire newsletter dedicated to recent clinical meetings in #phenylketonuria #PKU http://t.co/drAe2NCEq2

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We're at the SSIEM 2014 congress in Insbruck, Austria. Come see us at booth D11 http://t.co/KIQ1TkCP3I @EXCEMED_EndoMet

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SSIF symposium "PKU: a lifetime of challenges" scientific programme is now online: have a look at http://t.co/pFcYi4DE7t

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Register for the 2014 Annual Multidisciplinary European Phenylketonuria Symposium "PKU: a lifetime of challenges"! http://t.co/eFDGrVsGgb

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Single amino acid supplementation is an effective strategy in PKU to reduce phenylalanine levels and increase neurotransmitters in brain#pku

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Adherence to diet in PKU is difficult especially in adolescence;more comprehensive approach, with psycological support, can improve that#pku

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Adults PKU off-treatment are at risk of neurocognitive decline and psycological problems so diet should be kept with adequate follow up#pku

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At ESPKU 2013 meeting in Antwerp guidelines for maternal PKU management were discussed: Phe levels of 120-360 umol-l are recommended#PKU

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Win a Kindle with the new PKU manual for healthcare professionals! Complete the survey to be entered into the draw: http://t.co/IFn7s5RiMT

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Come and visit the PKU Academy totem at the E.S.PKU 2013 Annual conference in Antwerp!

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Apply for the 2013 PKU Academy fellowships! Notice of competition and application form available at: http://t.co/r8xDJgkZ2o

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Reports on use of sapropterin in pregnant PKU women demonstrated efficacy, safety and normal outcomes for mothers and also the newborns#PKU

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Sapropterin is a valid treatment for mild PKU patients to reduce neurocognitive and psycological impairment and improve quality of life#PKU

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Genotyping is best predictor of sapropterin responsiveness in PKU patients together with the BH4 loading test and individual phenotype#PKU

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Bone mineral density is reduced in children with PKU, due to the restricted diet, so vitamin D supply and its monitoring is important#PKU

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Come to the PKU Academy stand at the ICIEM congress, register to the webisite and get a free USB pen!#pku

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Sapropterin is a effective treatment in adult mild PKU patients, including pregnant women, reducing Phe levels and restriction in diet#PKU

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At ICIEM 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, a great attention is being given to PKU disease, from clinical presentation, diagnosis to treatment#PKU