Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that results in decrease metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine (phe).This error causes increased PHE blood concentrations and leads to a toxic accumulation in the brain, resulting in cognitive deficiencies, emotional disturbance and psychosocial disabilities.Therefore, PKU patients must follow the lifelong long protein restric...
Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that results in decrease metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine (phe).This error causes increased PHE blood concentrations and leads to a toxic accumulation in the brain, resulting in cognitive deficiencies, emotional disturbance and psychosocial disabilities.Therefore, PKU patients must follow the lifelong long protein restric...