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171 words, approx. 1 pages
Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited disorder in which an enzyme (usually phenylalanine hydroxylase) crucial to the appropriate processing of the amino acid, phenylalanine is totally ... Read more
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Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder in which an enzyme (phenylalanine hydroxylase) that is crucial to the appropriate processing of the amino acid phenylalanine, i... Read more
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Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare, inherited, metabolic disorder that can result in mental retardation and other neurological problems. People with this disease have difficulty breaking ... Read more
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Pku (Phenylketonuria) PKU (Phenylketonuria) is a rare and serious inherited metabolic disorder that results when an infant is born without a gene that produces an enzyme important to metabolism. In PK... Read more
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Phenylketonuria (Pku) An inherited metabolic disease caused by a defect in the liver enzyme that prevents the conversion of the protein called phenylalanine into a useful form. In phenylketonuria (PKU... Read more