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Hyper prolinuria and hyper-hydroxy prolinuria in children with mental retardation

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Three thousand cases with mental retardation referred from different hospitals were screened for aminoacid disorders. Among them one case of hyperprolinuria and another case of hyperprolinuria with hyper hydroxyprolinuria were detected. These are the first cases to be reported from the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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  1. Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Begumpet, 500 016, Hyderabad, A.P., India

    M. Swarna, A. Jyothy, P. Usha Rani & P. P. Reddy (Director)

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Swarna, M., Jyothy, A., Usha Rani, P. et al. Hyper prolinuria and hyper-hydroxy prolinuria in children with mental retardation. Indian J Clin Biochem 18, 102–105 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867374

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