phenylketonuria

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Noun phenylketonuria has 1 sense

phenylketonuria, PKU - 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
--₁ is a kind of inborn error of metabolism

phenylacetamide phenylalanine phenylamine phenylamines phenylbutazone phenylephrine phenylethylene phenylic acid phenylketonuria phenylketonuric phenylketonurics phenylpropanolamine phenyltoloxamine phenytoin pheochromocytoma pheonix pheramone

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