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    Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test

    Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test



    References

    Citations

    1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening for phenylketonuria (PKU). Available online: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsspku.htm.

    2. Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

    Other Works Consulted

    • Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.

    • March of Dimes (2007). PKU (Phenylketonuria). Available online: http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/birthdefects_pku.html.

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

    • Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference June 19, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
    Reference Chuck Norlin, MD - Pediatrics


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