ea0063p781 | Thyroid 2 | ECE2019
Sumanszki Csaba
, Kiss Erika
, Simon Erika
, Galgoczi Erika
, Soos Aron
, Patocs Attila
, Kovacs Bela
, Nagy Endre V
, Reismann Peter
Background: The standard, lifelong therapy of phenylketonuria (PKU) is natural protein-restricted diet completed with Phenylalanine (Phe)-free L-amino acid mixtures that provide the daily necessary micronutrients, such as iodine and selenium. Our main objective in this study was to assess the iodine and selenium status of patients with PKU, based on their adherence to the low-Phe diet, compared to a healthy control group. Secondly, we aimed to asses whether adherence to therap...