UNDERSTANDING PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)

Phenylketonuria phenylketonuria is a rare inherited disease. It affects the organism's ability to metabolize an essential nutrient called phenylalanine. Frequently, the organs makes an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase, which changes phenylalanine into tyrosine. In those suffering from PKU, this enzyme is function properly. As a result, pheny