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A member asked:
Can a person inherit phenylketonuria?
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Complex issue: Usual cases involve PKU newborns born to normal parents who don't know they are silent gene carriers.As carriers any of their offspring could get it but usually some do some don't.A PKU affected parent will pass on the carrier gene to all his/her children. PKU moms must be closely monitored in pregnancy,her PKU can harm the fetus.
Answered 4/25/2016
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