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phenylketoneuria

phenylketoneuria is the alternative form of phenylketonuria.

Meaning of phenylketonuria

Noun

phenylketonuria (countable and uncountable, plural phenylketonurias)

  1. A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
    • Nash Hensley, of South Bend, Indiana, was born with two genetic disorders: achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder characterized by dwarfism, and phenylketonuria, or PKU, which causes the phenylalanine amino acid to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the...2021 April 11, Rachel Trent, “How a 6-year-old with two rare disorders inspired a country song about Kenny Chesney”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022
    Synonyms:
    PKU

Questions about phenylketoneuria

What is phenylketoneuria the alternative form of?
Phenylketoneuria is the alternative form of phenylketonuria.

Words near phenylketoneuria in the dictionary

  1. phenylisothiocyanate
  2. phenylisothiocyanates
  3. phenylium
  4. phenylketone
  5. phenylketones
  6. phenylketoneuria
  7. phenylketonuria
  8. phenylketonurias
  9. phenylketonuric
  10. phenylketonurics
  11. phenyllactate

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