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  1. Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.

  2. Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.

  3. Phenylalanine in diet soda: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic

    In people with PKU , phenylalanine can cause intellectual disability, brain damage, seizures, and skin and other problems. Intellectual disability is slow ...

  4. Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.

  5. Search Results - Mayo Clinic

    PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.

  6. Microcephaly - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    phenylketonuria (PKU) hampers the mother's ability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine and may affect brain development of the fetus during pregnancy.

  7. Inherited metabolic disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Phenylketonuria (PKU). Porphyria. Tay-Sachs disease. Wilson's disease. When to see a doctor. If you have concerns about your child's growth and development ...

  8. Sapropterin (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Descriptions. Sapropterin is used to lower phenylalanine levels in the blood of patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). High levels of phenylalanine (an amino acid) ...

  9. Acetaminophen (Oral Route, Rectal Route) Before Using - Mayo Clinic

    Kidney disease, severe or; Liver disease (including hepatitis)—May cause side effects to become worse. Phenylketonuria (PKU)—Some brands of acetaminophen ...

  10. Individualized diets help patients with inherited metabolic disorders - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Phenylketonuria (PKU), maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) and urea cycle disorder (UCD) are examples of conditions treated by a multidisciplinary team of ...