Search for dissertations about: "phenylalanine hydroxylase"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words phenylalanine hydroxylase.
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1. X-ray characterization of PaPheOH, a bacterial phenylalanine hydroxylase
Abstract : Many human diseases are associated with the malfunction of enzymes in the aromatic amino acid hydroxylase family, e.g. phenylketonuria (PKU), hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA), schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. READ MORE
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2. Pteridine dependent hydroxylases as autoantigens in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1
Abstract : Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS) is a monogenous, recessively inherited disease characterised by endocrine and non-endocrine autoimmune manifestations. One fifth of APS I patients suffer from periodic intestinal dysfunction with varying degrees of malabsorbtion, steatorrhea and constipation. READ MORE
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3. Growing up with a Chronic Disease : A Survey of Children with PKU in Sweden
Abstract : Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn, metabolic disease affecting the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine to tyrosine. Since 1965, all Swedish patients are treated with a diet from the neonatal period, while patients without treatment become severely mentally retarded. READ MORE