The prevalence of phenylketonuria (PKU) and hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
It seems that the screening program in Iran was effective and detected almost all PKU cases in the first few days of their lives. This information showed that the PKU prevalence is relatively higher than in most parts of the world, thus their prevalence should be controlled.
Authors
- Abdolreza Norouzy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6740-5502)
- Peyman Eshraghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5965-3853)
- Saeedeh Talebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7646-2517)
- Davoud Amirkashani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-3005)
- Maryam Mahmoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0231-2916)
- Mohsen Nematy
- Saeid Talebi
- Samira Faraji
- Tayebeh Najafimoghadam
- Golnaz Ranjbar
- AliAkbar Haghdoost
- Lesani Lesani Gouya
- Mohammad Hasan Abolhasani
- Mahdi Shadnoush
- Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaee Jabali
Institutions
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- Sina Hospital (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-026-04255-z
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00