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Phenylketonuria
Description
The data frame Phenyl
records the level of Q10 at four different
times for 46 patients diagnosed with phenylketonuria. The variable
Q10.1
contains the level of Q10 measured in micromoles for the 46
patients. Q10.2
, Q10.3
, and Q10.4
are the values
recorded at later times respectively for the 46 patients.
Format
A data frame with 46 observations on the following 4 variables.
- Q10.1
level of Q10 at time 1 in micromoles
- Q10.2
level of Q10 at time 2 in micromoles
- Q10.3
level of Q10 at time 3 in micromoles
- Q10.4
level of Q10 at time 4 in micromoles
Details
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder that is characterized by an inability of the body to utilize the essential amino acid, phenylalanine. Research suggests patients with phenylketonuria have deficiencies in coenzyme Q10.
Source
Artuch, R., et. al. (2004) “Study of Antioxidant Status in Phenylketonuric Patients.” Clinical Biochemistry, 37: 198-203.
References
Ugarte, M. D., Militino, A. F., and Arnholt, A. T. (2008) Probability and Statistics with R. Chapman & Hall/CRC.
Examples
with(data = Phenyl,
t.test(Q10.1, conf.level = 0.99))