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Phenylketonuria PKU (phenylketonuria) is an inherited disorder that if left untreated, charges cells inside the brain and can lead to mental retardation.
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PKU (Phenylketonuria) is a inherited disorder that if left untreated; charges cells inside the brain can lead to mental retardation.

Babies born with PKU have no symptoms at first, if not treated; the baby will experience brain damage. These damages will cause epilepsy, behavioral problems, and the stunt growth of the baby. Other symptoms are; eczema (skin rash), musty body order, Small head, and fair skin.
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People who are born with PKU can’t take care of themselves because they’ll have epilepsy, mental retardation, and growth developments have gone slower for people who suffer with PKU.


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PKU needs to be treated early. Babies in every U.S. state are routinely tested for the disease. Small blood sample is taken from the baby’s heel or arms and checked in a laboratory for high levels of phenylalanine.

Victims of PKU must eat a protein-free diet because almost all protein contains phenylalanine. Babies are given a special formula without phenylalanine. Older children and adults must avoid protein-rich foods such as meat, eggs, cheese, and nuts etc. They also need to avoid artificial sweeteners with aspartame, which contain phenylalanine.
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If PKU is treated early, an effected newborn can grow up with a normal brain, but only by managing and controlling Phe levels through diet, or a combination of diet or medication. Optimal health ranges are between 120 and 360uml/L and aimed to be achieved during at least the first ten years. PKU patients must have a special diet low in PHE for at least 16 years of their lives, severely restricting or eliminating foods high in it, such as meat, chicken, fish, eggs, and other dairy products. Lots of diet food and diet soft drink that contain sweetener aspartame must also be avoided.
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