National PKU News Index

Research and Other Front Page News (Updated Through Volume 18, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2006)

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W 1989 1 2 Behavior of Children with PKU: Is it Different?
SS 1989 1 1 PKU and Other Metabolic Diseases in the U.S.
- Part 1: The PKU Population
SS 1989 1 1 PKU and DNA
-  Part 1: A Foundation of Knowledge About PKU
SS 1989 1 1 Effect of Diet Control on Intelligence in PKU: Results of Two Long Term Studies
- Table: IQ of Kids 6-12 Related To Loss of Diet Control
SS 1989 1 1 PKU in Poland
SS 1989 1 1 Hyperphenylalaninemia and Reproduction: What is the Outlook for Young Men and Young Women?
F 1989 1 2 Diet Policies of U.S. PKU Treatment Programs: An Historical Perspective
F 1989 1 2 PKU and DNA
- Part 2: Diagnostic Uses
F 1989 1 2 PKU in Brazil
W 1990 1 3 PKU in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
W 1990 1 3 Gene Therapy for PKU: Is it on the Horizon?
W 1990 1 3 PKU and Other Metabolic Diseases in the U.S.
- Part 3: Newborn Screening and Funding of Special Formulas
W 1990 1 3 Mendelian Hyperphenylalaninemia
W 1990 1 3 The Hyperphenylalaninemias: the Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease
W 1990 1 3 Maternal Phenylketonuria: Transplacental Effects on Fetal Health
W 1990 1 3 Topics in Clinical Nutrition
SS 1990 2 1 Can Women with PKU have Normal Babies? The Maternal PKU Collaborative Study
SS 1990 2 1 Are "Organoids" in our Future?
SS 1990 2 1 Neurological Deterioration in Adult Phenylketonuria
F 1990 2 2 Intelligence and Quality of Dietary Treatment of Phenylketonuria
F 1990 2 2 "Enzyme Reactor": Another Possible Treatment for PKU?
- The realities of research for PKU treatment
- Parents can influence PKU research
F 1990 2 2 "PKU Mouse" Brings Hope for Progress in Understanding and Treating PKU
F 1990 2 2 Maternal PKU Collaborative Study centers / contact persons: corrections
F 1990 2 2 National Survey of Treatment Programs for PKU: corrections
W 1991 2 3 Progress Toward Gene Therapy for PKU
W 1991 2 3 Orphan Drug Act Reauthorization Vetoed
W 1991 2 3 How Much Does the PKU Diet Cost? More Results of the Survey
- Reported Yearly Costs for PKU Medical Foods
- Who Pays for Medical Foods?
- Reported Yearly Costs of Low Protein Products
- Perceived Cost Burden of the PKU Diet
- Insurance Coverage for PKU-Related Expenses
SS 1991 3 1 A Different Approach to Gene Therapy: Direct Gene Transfer Into Body Cells, Indirect Viral Gene Therapy
SS 1991 3 1 Maternal PKU Study: A Preliminary Report of Abnormalities
SS 1991 3 1 Diurnal variations of Serum Phenylalanine in Phenylketonuric Children on Low Protein Diets
F 1991 3 2 Educational Achievement of PKU Teens and Young Adults In Maryland
F 1991 3 2 Oregon Study Looks at a New Taste for PKU Medical Foods
F 1991 3 2 Maternal PKU Collaborative Study Highlights
- Findings Related to Pregnancies of Women with PKU
- One Woman's Experience with MPKU
- Studies with the PKU Mouse
- Gene Therapy for PKU
W 1992 3 3 Highlights of the 5th Meeting of the European Society for PKU
- Phenylalanine Levels and I.Q - German Collaborative Study
- "Adult PKU" Workshop
W 1992 3 3 A New Look at Growth: Results of the U.S. Collaborative Study of Children Treated with PKU
W 1992 3 3 Children of Fathers with Phenylketonuria: An International Survey
SS 1992 4 1 Clues to the Cause of Mental Retardation in Untreated PKU: Implications for Treatment
- Description of the process that leads to mental retardation
SS 1992 4 1 Detection on Phenylalanine in the Human Brain by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
SS 1992 4 1 The Discovery of PKU
F 1992 4 2 Newborn Screening for PKU: A Personal History
- A discussion of how the Guthrie Test came about
F 1992 4 2 A Tribute to Dr. Robert Warner
F 1992 4 2 Neuropsychology of Early-Treated Phenylketonuria: Specific Executive Function Deficits
W 1993 4 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in PKU: Changes in Brain White Matter
W 1993 4 3 PAH Genotype Research in Progress
W 1993 4 3 14th PKU Parents' Conference Draws Families from Nine States
SS 1993 5 1 A Time for PKU Treatment Guidelines and Standards
- A first step toward developing U.S. PKU treatment guidelines
SS 1993 5 1 New British Recommendations for the Management of PKU
SS 1993 5 1 Phenylketonuria due to Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency: An Unfolding Story
SS 1993 5 1 Agoraphobia in Phenylketonuria
F 1993 5 2 Parents Help Push New York Insurance Bill Into Law
F 1993 5 2 First New England PKU Parent's Conference Draws Families from Sixteen States
- The Evolution of PKU
- The Importance of Diet for Life
- Effect of PKU on Non-PKU Siblings
- Panel Discussion
- Maternal PKU
- Gene Therapy
- Expanded View of PKU Care
- Professional Panel
W 1994 5 3 American Academy of Pediatrics Begins Task of Evaluating PKU Treatment
W 1994 5 3 Highlights of the 7th Meeting of the European Society for PKU
W 1994 5 3 Psychological and Social Findings in Adolescents with PKU
W 1994 5 3 Malnutrition with Early Treatment of Phenylketonuria
SS 1994 6 1 Cognitive Deficits Found in Children with Mildly Elevated Phe Levels
SS 1994 6 1 New Massachusetts Law Sets National Precedent for Insurance Coverage of PKU Formula and Low Protein Foods; Strategies that led to success
F 1994 6 2 Letter Writing Campaign for Health Care Reform: Working Together Makes a Difference
F 1994 6 2 Progress on Assessment of U.S. PKU Treatment
F 1994 6 2 International Conference Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary of PKU Discovery
- An Historical View of PKU
- PKU Gene Mutations
- Effects of High Phe Levels
- Improving Diet Control
- Maternal PKU
- Gene Therapy for PKU
W 1995 6 3 Parents Gather for PKU Meetings in Illinois and California
- Illinois
- California - 16th Annual PKU Parents' Conference
- A discussion with Miriam Keller, age 27
- Cognitive Deficits in Children with Mildly Elevated Phe Levels
W 1995 6 3 Connecticut Follows in Massachusetts' Footsteps: New Law Mandates Coverage of Low Protein Foods
W 1995 6 3 Early-Treated Phenylketonuria: Adult Neuropsychological Outcome
SS 1995 7 1 Low Vitamin B12 Levels Found in Some Off-Diet Adolescents and Young Adults with PKU
SS 1995 7 1 The Discovery of PKU by Dr. Asjborn Folling: Norway, 1934 (story by his son)
- The Discovery
- Further Elucidation
- Perspectives
- Honors
- Knowledge Leads to Humility
F 1995 7 2 New England PKU Conference Draws People from Fifteen States and Canada
- PKU Mutations and the Progress of Gene Therapy
- Formula Differences
- Achieving "Ideal" Phe Control
- Effects of High Phe Levels
- Young Adults Speak Out
F 1995 7 2 Robert Guthrie PKU Scholarship Fund
F 1995 7 2 We Mourn the Death of Dr. Robert Guthrie
W 1996 7 3 Progress Being Made Toward Development of U.S. PKU Treatment Guidelines
W 1996 7 3 Three More States Pass PKU-Favorable Legislation
- Maryland
- New Hampshire
- Florida
SS 1996 8 1 PKU: The Challenge Ahead - A Symposium to Honor Dr. Richard Koch
- Diet Policies of PKU Clinics
- Diet in Teenage Years
- Tyrosine Supplementation
- Gene Therapy for PKU
- Maternal PKU Collaborative Study
SS 1996 8 1 Drinking the Formula Once, Twice or Three Times a Day: Does it Make a Difference?
SS 1996 8 1 Young People in the News
- Justin Amen - National Merit Scholarship Honors
- "Brother, Sister Try to Qualify for Regionals" - Ice Dancing
SS 1996 8 1 Maternal Mild Hyperphenylalaninemia: An International Survey of Offspring Outcome
F 1996 8 2 Can PKU Treatment Be Improved?
- Nutritional Concerns
- Nutrient Data
- Off-Diet Effects & Restarting the Diet
- Adult Health Care Model
- Teen Non-Compliance
- PKU Treatment Guidelines
- A New Approach to the Diet
- PKU Legislation
F 1996 8 2 Dr. Harvey Levy Receives First Guthrie Award
F 1996 8 2 Congenital Cardiac Malformations in Offspring of Mothers with Phenylketonuria and Hyperphenylalaninemia, Understanding Phenylketonuria
W 1997 8 3 Off-Diet Young Adults with PKU: Lives in Danger
- The Study Group
- Reaching Off-Diet Persons
SS 1997 9 1 Winter Issue Stirs Emotion and Action: Re Off Diet Young Adults with PKU: Lives in Danger
- Responses from Young Adults
- Responses from Families
F 1997 9 2

New England Meeting Focuses on Important PKU Issues
- Update on Maternal PKU
- Standardization of PKU Treatment
- Why was My Child Missed?
- Possible Future Treatment for PKU
- Some Affects of Mildly Elevated Phe Levels
- Adults with PKU Tell Their Stories

F 1997 9 2 Internet Connects PKU Community
F 1997 9 2 The Scott C. Foster Metabolic Research Fund
F 1997 9 2 PKU Treatment in Ireland
W 1998 9 3 Legislative Victories in Ten States! North Dakota, Nebraska, Connecticut, Kansas, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Maine, Tennessee all passed PKU-favorable legislation since 1996. Table given.
W 1998 9 3 Honors for Special People: Second Guthrie Award for Advances in Biomedical and Molecular Genetics (Dr. Hugo Moser) and March of Dimes Goodwill Ambassador for WalkAmerica (Erika Krow, age 5)
SS 1998 10 1 First Robert Guthrie Awards Honor Seven Outstanding Young People
- John Engstrom receives first Guthrie Scholarship; 6 other merit award winners
SS 1998 10 1 More Legislative Victories: Nevada, New Jersey, Utah
SS 1998 10 1 European Society for PKU Meeting Highlights:
- Guidelines for PKU Management
- Adults Living with PKU
- Home Monitoring for PKU-Possibly on the Horizon
- Maternal PKU
W 1999 10 2 A New Approach to PKU Diet Treatment
W 1999 10 2 Gamma Zein: A New High Protein Phe-Free Diet Supplement Under Development
W 1999 10 2 Alpha-Lac: Another Diet Supplement on the Horizon
W 1999 10 2 24-Hour Fluctuations in Blood Phe Levels
SS 1999 11 1 Celebrating a Decade of National PKU News. Reflections by the editor, Virginia Schuett, on the first ten years of National PKU News
SS 1999 11 1 Who's Who at National PKU News. Brief descriptions of the major people who were involved in National PKU News during the first ten years (Dr. Richard Kronmal; Dr, Robert Guthrie, Board member, now deceased; parent Donna Jahn, Board member; Cristine Trahms, Board member and newsletter contributor; parent Trish Mullaley; parents Marsha and B.J. Magol; Dr. Eleanor Brown, Research Review writer, now deceased; Susan Aldworth, graphic artist.)
SS 1999 11 1 What National PKU News Has Meant To Us: Subscribers Reflect. Brief quotes from many subscribers about the value of the newsletter to them over the past ten years
F 1999 11 2 Gene Repair for Inborn Errors of Metabolism: What is it and when might it become available? By Dr. R. Michael Blaese, M.D., Head of Kimeragen Molecular Pharmaceuticals
F 1999 11 2 Update on Phenylase Research, By Paul Baehr, CEO IBEX Technologies
F 1999 11 2 Recent Legislative Victories:
- Revoking the "Sunset Clause" in North Dakota
- Saving the Washington PKU Clinic
- Novel Legislation in Arkansas Provides Food & Formula
F 1999 11 2 Tribute to Eleanor Brown, former writer for National PKU News
W 2000 11 3 PKU Community Rallies Around Jordanian Families
W 2000 11 3 Study Shows Long-Term Beneficial Affects of the PKU Diet Even For Late-Diagnosed Persons
W 2000 11 3 Recent Legislative Victories:
- California Bill Finally Passes
- Montana "Gets it all"
SS 2000 12 1 Government-Sponsored Conference to Develop PKU Treatment Guidelines
SS 2000 12 1 Paper Reviews PKU Treatment Practices
F 2000 12 2 Death of Teenager Raises Questions for Future Gene Therapy Research
F 2000 12 2 Glycomacropeptide: A Dairy Protein for PKU Diets
F 2000 12 2 Does PKU Protect Against Cancer?
W 2001 12 3 Government-Sponsored Conference Sets U.S. PKU Screening & Treatment Guidelines
- Summary of the PKU Consensus Statement
- Meeting Controversies
SS 2001 13 1 Young adults with PKU: preliminary report of a follow-up study by Dr. Richard Koch
SS 2001 13 1 Meta-Analysis Looks at PKU Treatment Outcome by Dr. Marilyn Welsh
F 2001 13 2 Ohio Conference Draws People from 30 States and Seven Other Countries
- Brain Phe and PKU
- Phenylketonuria: The Irish Experience
- ADHD and PKU
SS 2002 14 1 Two Utah Groups Work on Home Monitoring Device (Aciont and Univ. of Utah's ChemChip Project)
SS 2002 14 1 Glycomacropeptide (GMP) Update
SS 2002 14 1 BH4 May Help Hyperphe
F 2002 14 2 Results from the International Maternal PKU Study
- A Brief History of MPKU
- Organization of the Study
- Treatment Plan
- Study Results
F 2002 14 2 Large Neutral Amino Acids Can Block Phenylalanine Transport into Brain Tissue in Patients with PKU: An Alternative Approach to Treatment?
W 2003 14 3 International Meeting in Denmark Considers Present Knowledge of PKU and Future Challenges
- PKU in the Twenty-First Century
- PAH Enzyme Structural Studies
- Investigation of Phe Transport into the Human Brain
W 2003 14 3 Researchers Collaborate to Produce Natural High Protein Diet for PKU
SS 2003 15 1 Will Tetrahydrobiopterin Have a Role in PKU treatment?
SS 2003 15 1 Treating Previously Untreated PKU Adults
SS 2003 15 1 Sixth Annual Guthrie Scholarships & Awards: Kelly Dubois, Georgia-Leigh Hearn, Steven Kaverman, Tracy Olson, Kasey Cote, Nicholas Crimarco, Karen Weishuhn
F 2003 15 2 Collaborative Study Shows Why Adults Need to Remain on the PKU Diet
F 2003 15 2 How PAH Gene Mutations Cause PKU, And Why Mechanism Matters: A Drama in Four Acts
W 2004 15 3 First International Conference for PKU Adults and Teens Draws People from Eight Countries
W 2004 15 3 Research on Alternate PKU Treatment: PreKUnil, PAL or Phenylase, BH4
SS 2004 16 1 BioMarin Forges Ahead with Research on PKU Diet Alternatives
SS 2004 16 1 How Much Protein is Needed in PKU Treatment?
SS 2004 16 1 Fatty Acid Status of Metabolic Patients: To Supplement or Not to Supplement?
F 2004 16 2 Recent Advances in Cell and Gene Therapy for PKU
W 2005 16 3 One Enchanted Evening Nets $300,000 for PKU Research!
W 2005 16 3 Working Passionately to Find PKU Treatment Options
W 2005 16 3 BioMarin Continues to Investigate Two New Pku Treatments
SS 2005 17 1 International Group Meets to Consider Emerging Role of Tetrahydrobiopterin in PKU Treatment
SS 2005 17 1 Transgenic Soybeans Produce the First Phe-Free Protein
F 2005 17 2 New PKU Home-Monitoring Device Undergoes FDA Review
F 2005 17 2 The Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase Project: A Couple of Pals Working on PAL
W 2005 17 3 National PKU Awareness Month in May Will Promote Research
W 2005 17 3 Update on PKU Research at the Scripps Institute
W 2005 17 3 Pioneering Therapeutics for PKU: A Report on BioMarin’s Progress
SS 2006 18 1 Celebrating National PKU Awareness Month: Research That Will Benefit from National PKU Awareness Month’s Fund-Raising (Treatment of PKU Using Large Neutral Amino Acids with Dr. Reuben Matalon; Enzyme Replacement Therapy/BH4 Response Evaluation with Dr. Raymond Stevens; Development of a Phe-Free Protein for Enhancing the Diet with Dr. Harold Trick)
SS 2006 18 1 Potential New PKU Therapy is One Step Closer
SS 2006 18 1 Helping Women with PKU Have Healthy Babies: The "Resource Mothers" Program

 


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