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Research ethics: The study was in accordance to the Helsinki Declaration (1980) and (1983) as revised in 2013, as well as by the local Ethics Committee.
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Informed consent: Not applicable.
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Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: The study Phenylketonuric patients, who adhere or not to their dietary treatment, suffer from social discrimination and damage of quality of life, did not receive any financial funding from any institution.
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Data availability: Not applicable.
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