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Phenylketonuria : Treatments

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Phenylketonuria
PKU is a treatable disease. Treatment involves a diet that is extremely low in phenylalanine, particularly when the child is growing.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 27, 2009
Phenylketonuria
The severity of the PKU symptoms experienced by people with this disease is determined by both lifestyle and genetic factors. In the early 1950s, researchers first demonstrated that phenylalanine-restricted diets could eliminate most of the typic...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Phenylketonuria
The only treatment for persons with PKU is to limit the amount of phenylalanine in their diet. PKU patients should eat a special diet that is low in phenylalanine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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