Phenylketonuria (PKU) Symptoms, Causes Treatment Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disease that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in your baby’s brain, causing toxic effects
Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of . . . About Phenylketonuria (PKU) Phenylketonuria, often called PKU, is an inherited disorder that can cause intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) if not treated In PKU, the body can’t process a portion of a protein called phenylalanine, which is in all foods containing protein