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PKU
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disorder passed down in a family, where the body lacks an enzyme in the liver necessary for digesting certain amino acids.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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How hard is it to test if you have pku?
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What foods should you avoid if you are diagnosed with pku?
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What are some good foods for someone with a restricted diet due to pku?
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What is a pku done on the babay and what happens if it comes back abnormal?
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Can an individual with pku stop following the special diet when he is older?
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Im too small only 93 lbs will ensure pkus help?
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What can a pku patient safely eat?
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Could patients with pku have children?
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What is the life expectancy of a baby with pku?
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Why must there be phenylalanine in the pku diet?
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Please suggest what type of mutation occurs in pku?
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Why/how does pku lead to albinism or hypoigmentation?
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How many different people in the u.S. Suffer from phenylketonuria (pku)?
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Are you automatically tested at birth for pku?
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What are some prenatal tests for phenylketonuria (pku)?
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Can my baby's pku come out normal , and have Down Syndrome ?
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