Hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency
MONDO:0016543Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) due to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency, also known as malignant HPA is an amino acid disorder with neonatal onset that is clinically characterized by the classic manifestations of phenylketonuria (PKA) and that later on is clinically differentiated by neurologic symptoms such as microcephaly, intellectual disability, central hypotonia, delayed motor development, peripheral spasticity and seizures, that develop and persist despite an established metabolic control of plasma phenylalanine.
Also known as: hyperphenylalaninemia, hyperphenylalaninemia due to BH4 deficiency, hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency, non-phenylketonuric hyperphenylalaninemia
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Could a simple diet change save ICU patients with high phenylalanine?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a phenylalanine-free diet, similar to that used for a rare genetic condition, can safely lower high blood phenylalanine levels in critically ill adults in the ICU. High phenylalanine in these patients is linked to a higher risk of death and brain problems…
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New At-Home PKU test could give results in under an hour
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study will test a new device called PheCheck™ that measures phenylalanine levels from a single fingerstick drop of blood. About 60 people with PKU or hyperphenylalaninemia, aged 1 year and older, will use the test at home and compare results to standard lab testing. The goal…
Sponsor: Aptatek BioSciences, Inc • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC