It is clear that some patients (but not all) with PKU respond to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), the naturally occurring essential cofactor for Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), but what percentage of the PKU population are responsive to BH4?
Is BH4 responsiveness dependent on PKU presentation? (e.g. more prevalent in mild-pku / hyperphenylalaninaemia compared to classical PKU?