PKU Phenylketonuria Polly Bainbridge Samantha Miller Madison
Mitchell
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PKU is an inherited metabolic disease in which the body cant
change one essential amino acid, phenylalanine, into another needed
amino acid, tyrosine. What is PKU?
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Light hair, eyes, and skin Eczema-like rash Seizures
Hyperactivity Unpleasant musty/ mousy body odor Mental retardation
Symptoms of PKU
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Special diet starting a few days after birth People must limit
their intake of protein in their diet for their whole lives Babies
must drink a special formula without phenylalanine. Treatments
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Genetics of PKU It is inherited from parents due to a mutated
PAH (phenylalanine hydroxylase) gene on chromosome 12.
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http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/tc/phenylketon
uria-pku-treatment-overview http://www.ygyh.org/pku/inherited.htm
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