phenylketonuria – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
phenylketonuria
n.
hereditary disease in which the body does not produce the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine (Medicine)
Phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
Noun
1. a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
(synonym) PKU
(hypernym) inborn error of metabolism
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Inherited inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine. Newborns are screened for PKU. Treatment is a diet low in phenylalanine. Failure of treatment results in mental retardation.
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