Tuesday 15 January 2013

Diagnosis & Management of Tyrosinemia [TYPE 3]

We have one last content post for you guys!
Diagnosis and Treatment of Tyrosinemia Type III!

Diagnosis
  • Elevated levels of tyrosine in plasma
  • Increased excretion of tyrosine metabolites such as 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, 4-hydroxyphenyllactate and 4-hydroxyphenylacetate
  • Enzyme assay of liver or kidney biopsy
  • Mutation analysis
4-hydroxyphenylacetate

Management 
1) Dietary restrictions
  • Reduce intake of phenylalanine and tyrosine in diet
  • However, it is unknown whether lowering the tyrosine levels in plasma can alter the natural history of intellectual disability
We hope you guys have enjoyed learning with us for the past two weeks and have taken back something useful from this blog!
It was a joy to do this project, and sharing our new found knowledge with everyone!
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