The Incidence of Transient Neonatal Tyrosinemia Within a Mexican Population

Transient neonatal tyrosinemia (TNT) is a form of hypertyrosinemia produced by the immaturity of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (4-HPPD), a high intake of phenylalanine and tyrosine, and a relative ascorbic acid deficiency. Our objectives are to determine the incidence of TNT in Mexican newborn...

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Main Authors: Alexandra V. Zea-Rey MD, Héctor Cruz-Camino BSc, Diana L. Vazquez-Cantu BSc, Valeria M. Gutiérrez-García BSc, Jesús Santos-Guzmán PhD, Consuelo Cantú-Reyna MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2326409817744230