High protein diet mimics hypertyrosinemia in newborn infants.

Techakittiroj, Chulaluck; Cunningham, Amy; Hooper, Pleasant F; Andersson, Hans C; Thoene, Jess · J Pediatr · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Tyrosinemia resulting from administration of protein-dense infant diets was detected by newborn screening in two infants. Change of formula resulted in rapid resolution of the hypertyrosinemia. These cases identify nonstandard infant diets as a benign and reversible cause of tyrosinemia and a potential cause of positive newborn phenylketonuria screening.

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