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Yannicelli, S., Ryan, A. Improvements in behaviour and physical manifestations in previously untreated adults with phenylketonuria using a phenylalanine-restricted diet: a national survey. J Inherit Metab Dis 18, 131–134 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00711747
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