Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test

PKU (Phenylketonuria) Screening

References

Citations

1. National Institutes of Health (2006). Fact sheet: Mental retardation. Available online: http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/MentalRetardation.pdf.

2. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening for phenylketonuria. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsspku.htm.

Other Works Consulted

• Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. (2004). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.

• Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2004). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• Handbook of Diagnostic Tests (2003). 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• March of Dimes (2007). PKU (Phenylketonuria). Available online: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_1219.asp.

• National Institutes of Health (2000). Phenylketonuria (PKU): Screening and management. NIH Consensus Statement, 17(3): 1–33.

• Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.

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