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View Post: Merck Serono Launches New Website on Phenylketonuria
24 Nov 2009 by Merck Serono SA  
blood levels of Phe in patients suffering from PKU. About phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU, a genetic disorder affecting approximately 50000 diagnosed patients in the developed world, is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) ... accumulates to abnormally high levels in the blood and brain, resulting in a variety of complications including severe mental retardation and brain damage, mental illness, seizures and tremors, and cognitive problems. As a ...
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View Post: Diagnosis, Prevention, Causes of Autism
Symptoms, Cures for ...
3 Nov 2009 by pal   ...
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View Post: The Undeclared Pandemic of: ASPARTAME, page 1
20 Nov 2009 by Scarcer  
Phenylalanine is another amino acid and is found normally in the brain. It is advised that people with the genetic disorder, phenylketonuria (PKU) do not consume aspartame as they are unable to metabolize the phenylalanine that is ...
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View Post: 21st century ultimate medical guide to genetic brain disorders ...
28 Jul 2009 by admin  
still other disorders are due to a combination of genetic changes and other outside factors. some examples of genetic brain disorders include leukodystrophies, phenylketonuria, tay-sachs disease, and wilson disease. ...
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View Post: Vaccination Safe for Kids With Genetic Disorders
30 Oct 2009
Other examples include phenylketonuria (PKU) and Tay-Sachs disease. "After that ruling, there was some concern that vaccination may place some children with genetic disorders at increased risk for autism or other adverse effects," says researcher Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center in Oakland, Calif. "But we found no increase in emergency room .... WebMD Special Sections. History of Autism · Caregiving for Brain Disorders and Injuries ...
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View Post: Bellyaching and Benedictions: Phenylketonuria (PKU) - In the ...
28 Aug 2009 by Peeveme  
Phenylketonuria (PKU) - In the "Spoke Too Soon" Department. There's no easy way to say it...unless you use the acronym. Got the word that Bambina tested positive for PKU, a genetic disorder. People with PKU lack an enzyme to process a ...
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View Post: Sapropterin: A New Therapeutic Agent for Phenylketonuria -- Hegge ...
25 Aug 2009 by Hegge, K. A, Horning, K. K, Peitz, G. J, Hegge, K.  
Routine screening for PKU is recommended at birth, with appropriate dietary interventions implemented promptly for individuals with this rare genetic disorder. Evidence supports maintaining target blood phenylalanine concentrations as soon after diagnosis as .... [Abstract/Free Full Text]; Jones SJ, Turano G, Kriss A, Shawkat F. Visual evoked potentials in phenylketonuria: association with brain MRI, dietary state, and IQ. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1995;59:260-5. ...
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View Post: Genetic Disorders
30 Oct 2009 by ToufiqS  
e.g. This screening can detect infants who have metabolic conditions such as Phenylketonuria. Why do we need genetic testing?  Diagnostic testing  Predictive testing  Presymptomatic testing  Carrier testing  Prenatal testing ... Dual Gene Therapy Suppresses Lung Cancer in Preclinical Test  Undercover Genes Slip into the Brain- potential for treating Parkinson's disease. CONCLUSION A genetic disorder is a disease caused in whole or in part by “variation” or ...
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View Post: genome.gov
Learning About Phenylketonuria
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View Post: Phenylketonuria topic at monthly genetic seminar - Baylor College ...
30 Apr 2008 by picton@bcm.edu (Glenna Picton)  
The series offers current information regarding care, education and research about genetic disorders. Approximately 1 in 10000 newborns are diagnosed with phenylketonuria each year. Elevated levels of phenylalanine are toxic to brain ...
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