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Phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria

Newborn screening identifies almost all cases of phenylketonuria, or PKU, a rare inherited disorder that causes harmful build-up of an amino acid called phenylalanine in a person’s blood or urine. This lifelong condition has no cure but starting treatment early can prevent disability, brain damage and other major health problems.