Phenylketonuria or also known as PKU is a disease that were the child is not able to produce Phenylalanine Hydroxylase, which is a an enzyme in the liver that helps break down protein.
Causes of why your child may be diagnosed with PKU
Causes of why your child may be diagnosed with PKU
- This is a recessive gene since it is inherited.
- The name for this gene is Phenylketonuria, commonly known as PKU.
- The gene is located on chromosome number 12.
- It is a mutation that can occur in any of the thousands of bases inside the gene.