Born at 27 weeks of gestation with classical PKU: challenges of dietetic management in a very preterm infant

• Main Authors: Luisa Bonafé (Author), Nicoletta Bianchi (Author), Myriam Bickle-Graz (Author), Delphine Egli (Author), Diana Ballhausen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few cases of premature infants with classical phenylketonuria (PKU) have been reported. Treatment of these patients is challenging due to the lack of a phenylalanine (Phe)-free amino acid (AA) solution for parenteral nutrition. A boy born at 27 weeks of gestation with a weight of 1000 g was diagnose...