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Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Is a genetic disease, which is passed on from the mother or father. A associated chromosome is 12. It is a recessive inheritance. Some symptoms may be; irritability, bad odor to skin, vomiting the cause of weight loss, dry skin and itchy rashes, and your skin being senistive to light. The effects it will have on your body may be; weight loss, seizures, mental retardation, head size below normal. Dr. Ivar folling is the discoverer (1934) Tests used to diagnose this disease would be a simple blood or urine test.
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What does PKU stand for?
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.
Are there different forms of PKU or phenylketonuria?
No.
Is todd homozygous or heterozygous for pku?
no neither
What is the average life expectancy of someone with PKU?
42 years for males and 48 years in females is the life expectancy with people with PKU
How many people have pku?
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.
How does studying genetic disorders such as pku help biologist understand normal alleles?
PKU is a genetic disorder that, when untreated, is characterized by mental ... but, in a person with PKU, this enzyme is defective.
What is the survival rate for PKU?
100%
When was the first case of pku reported?
First case of PKU was reported in Munster Germany in 1964.
How does PKU impact protein synthesis?
PKU is a somatic genetic defect in an enzyme that metabolizes phenylalanine.
How many babies are born with PKU?
1 in every 10000 caucasin babies have PKU when they are born.
What color tube would you use for a PKU?
A PKU is a serum test, so it goes in a red top.
What is the food group must persons with PKU avoid in order to prevent retardation?
Amino Acids or in other words Proteins. If you have the North Carolina Prentice Hall Biology book it is on page 345 in chapter 14.
What is Phenylketonuria PKU?
phenylketonuria
What is the abbreviation for phenylketonuria?
PKU
Infants with PKU cannot break down the amino acid?
babies with PKU cannot break down phenylalanine
How would a child inherit PKU?
PKU is a genetic disease, caused by an inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
What are the disadvantages and advantages of PKU in newborn babies?
list 3 advantages n disadvantages on pku testing on newborns
