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Table 2 Phenylketonuria – single center characteristics and experiences

From: Phenylketonuria screening and management in southeastern Europe – survey results from 11 countries

 

No. of patient on diet

Lost to follow-up (<1 y; <18 y; >18 y)

Diet in cPKU and other HPA

No. BH4 def.

Genotype analyses

Phe lab. methods

BH4 therapy use

PKU team membersa

Psychological assessmentsb

Pregnant PKU women? (No.)

Albania

1c

-

-

0

No

-

No

0

-

No

Bosnia – FBH (without Sarajevo Canton)

8

0; 30 %; 50 % (est.)

6; 2

0

No

F

No

0

Not regular

No

Bosnia – Rep. Srpska

10

0; 0; 0

5; 5

0

No

F

No

0; 1; 3

Every 6–12 mo.

No

Bosnia – Sarajevo

2

Nd

2; 0

0

No

F

No

0; 2

Every 12 mo.

No

Bulgaria

48

0; 0; 34

47; 1

0

Yes

F

Yes

0; 1; 2; 3

Every 12 mo.

In past (3)

Croatia

116

0; 20 %; 61 % (est.)

81; 35

0

Not routinely

C; F; G

No

0; 1; 2; 3

Every 12–48 mo.

Yes (10)

Kosovo

0

-

-

0

No

-

No

0

-

No

Macedonia

2

0; 1; 1

2; 0

0

No

C

No

0

Every 12 mo.

No

Moldova

46

3; 7; 2

31; 15

0

Yesd

C; F

No

0; 2; 4

No

Yes (3)

Montenegro

0

-

-

0

No

-

No

0

-

No

Romania

83

0; 0; Nd

63; 20

5

No

F

Noe

0; 1; 4

Every 6 mo.

No

Serbia

35

0; 3; 20

18; 17

1

Yes

C; F

No

0

Every 6 mo.

Yes (2)

Slovenia

96

0; 0; 16

70; 26

2

Yes

C; F; T

Yes

0; 3

Not regular

Yes (9)

  1. BH4 tetrahydrobiopterine; C Chromatography; cPKU classic phenylketonuria; def. deficiency; est. estimation; F Fluorimetric method; FBH Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; G Guthrie’s test; HPA hyperphenylalaninemia; lab. laboratory; mo. months; Nd no data available; No. number; PKU phenylketonuria; Rep. Republic; T Tandem mass spectrometry; y year(s)
  2. aPKU team members: 0 – physicians; 1 – psychologists; 2 – nurses; 3 – dietitians; 4 – biologists
  3. bWhere performed, diverse developmental tests are used, without involvement of a neuropsychologist
  4. cManaged in Turkey
  5. d6 most common PAH alleles
  6. ePlanned in near future and will be financed by the health insurance