NOUN
- a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
How To Use PKU In A Sentence
- (Unless you have a genetic disease called phenylketonuria (PKU), which prevents you from digesting the amino acid phenylalanine. Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Deadly Neurotoxin Nearly EVERYONE Uses Daily (VIDEO)
- It would be another quarter of a century before scientists finally identified Carol’s condition she was suffering from phenylketonuria, or PKU, brain degeneration caused by inability in the newborn child to process a chemical called phenyl, a deficiency that can be treated only if detected in its early stages. PEARL BUCK IN CHINA
- Feb. 26th, 2004: Princess Maha Chakri·Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand visited PKU. The vice president of PKU Hao Ping met the visitor.
- These conditions include sickle cell anemia, beta thalassemia, phenylketonuria PKU, hypothyroidism,8 and galactosemia. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
- Virtually the only people who cannot consume the artificial sweetener aspartame are those who have a rare hereditary disease called phenylketonuria PKU—and every product that contains aspartame carries a PKU warning on the label. The Small Change Diet
- As an example of the power of environmental effects, consider infants with the genetic disorder PKU (phenylketonuria). The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Scientists’ Openness to the Possibility of Genetic Differences in Mental Traits Among Racial and Ethnic Groups
- I must here also mention a simple little instrument called _keipkūttuk_, being a slender rod of bone nicely rounded, and having a point at one end and a knob or else a laniard at the other. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage
- Years ago all babies were screened for a very rare condition called phenylketonuria PKU with a blood test. The Official Lamaze® Guide
- PKU is described by scientists as an autosomal recessive genetic disease that is characterized by a deficiency in an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). Medlogs - Recent stories
- The three main laboratory methods used to screen newborns for PKU are the Guthrie bacterial inhibition assay, fluorometric analysis and tandem mass spectrometry.
