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PKU Academy

The PKU section provides information and knowledge directed towards specialists in pediatrics and metabolic disorders, general practitioners, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals interested in PKU.

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Suitable for dieticians, nutritionists, pediatricians, clinical biochemists, geneticists and basic scientists and other healthcare professionals working in all countries, and at all levels of experience

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PKU Academy

Video
Practical
Nicola Longo
A look at the European and US guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PKU
EXCEMED’s PKU Academy interviewed Nicola Longo MD PhD, on his views on published guidelines for PKU, current challenges to treating patients with this life-long condition, and the difference to quality of life that the...
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Article
Practical
Recommended reading – key published papers from 2018 so far
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Slide kit
Practical
Anita Macdonald
PKU: Nutritional issues and breast feeding
This slide kit is recommended for those with background and basic knowledge of phenylketonuria (PKU) and its issues. To access further information on the condition, please see...
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Activities

PKU Fellowship
The PKU Academy, in collaboration with EXCEMED, developed a public competition for the award of a fellowship in the field of phenylketonuria (PKU). The fellowship was given to one young graduate in...
PKU Awards
Contributions from delegates have been prominently featured at the PKU annual conferences. Young scientists and clinicians have been recognised through an award for the best oral communication at...

Expert perspectives

Topical viewpoints from the leading names in Phenylketonuria (PKU) management.
Cognitive profile and mental health in Phenylketonuria
Francjan Van Spronsen

Pediatrician metabolic diseases

Associate Professor Pediatrics
Beatrix Children’s Hospital
University Medical Center Groningen
University of Groningen
The Netherlands

Frequency of blood phenylalanine monitoring and point-of-care home blood phenylalanine monitoring devices
Anita Macdonald

Dietetic Department

The Children’s Hospital

Birmingham, UK

Differential diagnosis of PKU and BH4 deficiency
Nenad Blau

Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry
University Children's Hospital
Zürich, Switzerland

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