UNDERSTANDING PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)

Phenylketonuria phenylketonuria is a rare inherited disease. It impacts the individual's power to metabolize an essential nutrient called phenylalanine. Frequently, the organs makes an enzyme known as phenylalanine hydroxylase, which transforms phenylalanine into tyrosine. In people who have PKU, this enzyme fails to function properly. As a result,