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Pregnancy and tyrosinaemia type II
Author(s) -
Cerone R.,
Fantasia A. R,
Castellano E.,
Moresco L.,
Schiaffino M. C.,
Gatti R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1023/a:1016558510123
Subject(s) - tyrosinemia , pregnancy , offspring , fetus , medicine , tyrosine , endocrinology , obstetrics , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , genetics
A female patient with tyrosinaemia type II is reported having undergone two untreated pregnancies. During pregnancies, plasma tyrosine was raised. The outcomes of both offspring show that maternal tyrosinaemia may have an adverse effect on the developing fetus.