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Why is PKU not tested in Finland?

Because of it's rarity. In the world 1 out of 25 000 is affected by PKU. In the States, 1 out of 15 000 is affected, Turkey 1 out of 2 300. In Finland, however, only one out of 100 000 has PKU. When the chances for the child are 0,00001% to have PKU, it's not routinely tested on all infants. 20 out of 34 hospitals test for PKU, but most only if both parents are foreign and only three hospital test if one of the parent is foreign. None of them test PKU on every child.


What angle does the sun hit eaths surface?

On every day of the year, the Sun strikes one part of the Earth at normal incidence, and another part at grazing incidence. (Clouds excepted).


Congenital infection occurs in how many infants born to infected mothers?

Congenital (present at birth) infection occurs in one out of every 800-1,400 infants born to infected mothers.


What are the demographics of PKU?

PKU (phenylketonuria) is a genetic disorder that affects people of all races and ethnicities. Approximately 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 babies worldwide are born with PKU. It is more common in individuals of European or Native American descent.


Why is it that two normal parents could have a child with pku?

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.


How do a person get PKU?

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by a mutation in the gene responsible for producing the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. This enzyme is necessary for breaking down the amino acid phenylalanine, which is found in many protein-containing foods. PKU is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that a person must receive two copies of the mutated gene, one from each parent, to develop the condition. If both parents are carriers of the PKU gene mutation, there is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that their child will have PKU.


When is angle of incidence equal to angle of reflection?

The angle of incidence is ALWAYS equal to the angle of reflection! This is one of the laws of reflection.


How many people are affected by severe combined immunodeficiency?

SCID is thought to affect between one in every 100,000 persons, and one in every 500,000 infants. Children with SCID are vulnerable to recurrent severe infections, retarded growth, and early death.


What is the incidence of hereditary coproporphyria?

By 1977, only 111 cases of HCP were recorded; in Denmark, the estimated incidence is two in one million people.


Apical pulse is the method of choice for determining the heart rate for which one what infants or children over three years or adolescents or adults?

infants and young children


Is it true that if neither parent possesses a functional allele a child will always have PKU?

Yes, if both parents have two non-functional alleles for the gene associated with phenylketonuria (PKU), their child will inherit two non-functional alleles and indeed have PKU. This is because the child will lack the ability to produce the enzyme necessary to break down phenylalanine, leading to the accumulation of this amino acid in the body.


Infants triple birth weight by?

One year