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ArticleInternational journal of neonatal screening2021

Long-Term Neurological Outcomes of Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria before and after Newborn Screening in Japan.

Kenji Yamada, Seiji Yamaguchi, Kazunori Yokoyama, Kikumaro Aoki, Takeshi Taketani

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Article in International journal of neonatal screening, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kenji YamadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0738-7960
Seiji YamaguchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Kazunori YokoyamaSecretariat of Special Formula, Aiiku Maternal and Child Health Center, Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai, 5-6-8 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8580, Japan.
Kikumaro AokiSecretariat of Special Formula, Aiiku Maternal and Child Health Center, Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai, 5-6-8 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8580, Japan.
Takeshi TaketaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Shimane University · JPSocial Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP16ek0109050Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19ek0109276Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP20ek0109482Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19K08300Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19K08347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Japanese newborn screening (NBS) for phenylketonuria (PKU) was initiated in 1977. We surveyed the neurological outcomes of Japanese adult patients with PKU to investigate the long-term effects and of and issues with NBS. Eighty-five patients with PKU aged over 19 years who continued to be treated with a phenylalanine-free amino acid formula were investigated by administering questionnaires regarding clinical characteristics, such as mental ability, education status, and therapeutic condition. Of the 85 subjects, 68 patients were detected by NBS (NBS group), while the other 17 were clinically diagnosed before the initiation of NBS (pre-NBS group). Further, 10 of the 68 NBS patients presented intellectual and/or psychiatric disabilities, 5 of whom had a history of treatment discontinuation; in contrast, 12 of the 17 pre-NBS patients presented with neuropsychiatric symptoms. Regarding social outcomes, almost all patients in the NBS group could live an independent life, while over half of the patients in the pre-NBS group were not employed or lived in nursing-care facilities. Neurological outcomes are obviously improved by NBS in Japan. However, some patients, even those detected by NBS, developed neuropsychiatric symptoms due to treatment disruption. Lifelong and strict management is essential to maintain good neurological and social prognoses for patients with PKU.

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adult patientsintellectual disabilityJapaneselong-term outcomenewborn screeningphenylketonuriapsychiatric disabilitytreatment discontinuation

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PMID33919983
PMCPMC8167766
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