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Phenylketonuria

An inborn error of metabolism transmitted as a simple recessive autosomal Mendelian trait and characterized by an inability to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine resulting in hyperphenylalaninaemia. The majority of patients are severely retarded. Attainment of normal or near normal intelligence is possible if dietary treatment is instituted in early infancy.

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