The benefits of a prolonged-release protein substitute with similarities to natural proteins as a treatment for phenylketonuria: a plain language summary of a study in healthy adults
- Published on 05/01/2026
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Anita MacDonald a , Ania C. Muntau b , Mika Scheinin c,d & Niko Costantino e,f
a
Dietetic Department, Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK
b
University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, University Children's Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
c
CRST Oy, Turku, Finland
d
Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku & TYKSLAB, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
e
Patient Author, Cometa ASMME, Association for the Study of Inherited Metabolic Diseases ODV, Padua, Italy
f
Patient Author, European Society for Phenylketonuria & Allied Disorders (ESPKU), Aalter, Belgium
Summary
What is this summary about? This summary describes the results of a research study that investigated the benefits of a new protein substitute, a prolonged-release amino acid mixture, used to treat people with phenylketonuria. This new mixture was compared with a standard immediate-release amino acid mixture to examine amino acid absorption. The study included 35 healthy adults without phenylketonuria.
What did the researchers find? The peak amounts...
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