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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.
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A 39-year old asked:
What is PKU?
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A 38-year old asked:
How id PKU inherited?
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A 29-year old asked:
what are symptoms of pku?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the symptoms associated with PKU?
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A 42-year old asked:
What foods should you avoid if you are diagnosed with pku?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can an individual with pku stop following the special diet ever?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is a pku done on the babay and what happens if it comes back abnormal?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Im too small only 93 lbs will ensure pkus help?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can a pku patient safely eat?
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A 38-year old asked:
How are abnormal pku/thyroid results relayed?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why must there be phenylalanine in the pku diet?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why/how does PKU lead to albinism or hypoigmentation?
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A 42-year old asked:
My doctor talked over my head. We are confused. What is PKU?
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A 37-year old asked:
Following the detection of phenylketonuria or pku in an infant, what is the treatment?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does anyone know the percent of the U.S. population affected with phenylketonuria (pku)?
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A 25-year old asked:
Are there effective alternative therapies for PKU?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the best foods for someone pregnant with pku?
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A 42-year old asked:
I want to know what's the genetic disorder called pku?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is pku and huntington disease the same disease entity?
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A 35-year old asked:
What fruits and veggies can you eat with pku or phenylketonuria, if you're trying to be vegan?
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A 47-year old male asked:
A person needs 1 PAH mutation from each parent to have PKU/HPA. Do they need to be the same mutation or can one be ie A300s and one be E390G?
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A 28-year old asked:
i have a 2 year old duaghter that was diagnosed with pku at birth. i have a terrible time getting her to eat. what are some tasty options to try?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My daughters PKU came back with elevated tyrosine. A repeat test showed elevated again. We are waiting on plasma & organic urine results. Noone seems alarmed but her father and me. Tyrosinemia is serious to me. Are there other things that cause elevates
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A 39-year old asked:
Are there some prenatal tests for phenylketonuria (pku), or just the newborn screening test?
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A 39-year old asked:
If PKU patients continue to consume protein does the brain damage continue?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have PKU , IBS and recently found out Iron Deficient. I have an upset stomach, diarrhea, headache, bleeding from my anus and nausea. what could it b?
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A 46-year old asked:
What exactly is phenylketonuria?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can people eat with phenylketonuria? Are they able to go to McDonald's?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is phenylketonuria treatable?
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Bowl gas?
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