I have PKU, and I find this question irresponsible. Instead of asking the question, "Do people die of PKU?" you apparently assume it is a fact that people can and do die of this disease without providing any evidence whatsoever.
When parents first discover that their child has PKU many of them go to the web to get more information. It is bad enough that the first thing many of them read is "can lead to severe mental retardation" without realizing there are successful treatment options. But this question is even more irresponsible. I would highly recommend you revise it or clarify it, because it is dangerous and destructive.
27,200 people have PKU in the United States.
42 years for males and 48 years in females is the life expectancy with people with PKU
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is not an eating disorder. It is an inherited disorder which the body cannot break down phenylalanine, which is a part of protein. If PKU is not treated soon after birth, it can cause brain and nervous system damage.
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PKU, phenolketonuria, is a genetic disease caused by a recessive gene. So, a person with one normal and one faulty gene for this characteristic will not have the disease, you have to have two faulty genes to have the disease. If two people who each have one gene for PKU have a child, that child can inherit the gene from each parent and therefore will have two copies, causing the recessive trait to manifest.
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In the United States, approximately 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 babies are born with PKU each year. This number can vary across different populations and regions.
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People with PKU are highly prone to development of diabetes.
until they die
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is inherited when both parents are carriers of the gene. Since it is a recessive gene, there is a 25% chance that any baby conceived by two people carrying the PKU gene will have PKU.
I dont know what famous people that might have had PKU,but ther is internet so people that need to do research on what famous people had PKU that person should use the internet.
42 years for males and 48 years in females is the life expectancy with people with PKU
PKU is the acronym for a condition called phenylketonuria. People who have it can't properly process the amino acid phenylalanine, which is found in many high-protein foods such as fish, nuts and some poultry. The condition (PKU) can sometimes result from radiation, the ingestion of certain chemicals and medications, and infection. Mothers who have the condition (maternal PKU) must follow a strict diet during (and highly suggested even before) pregnancy to avoid infant PKU, which can cause mental retardation, congenital heart disease and other health problems.
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First case of PKU was reported in Munster Germany in 1964.