phenylketonuria

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phenylketonuria

/fɛnaɪ̯lkiːtəˈnjʊə̯ɹɪ.ə/ UK
/fin-/ UK
/fɛnəlkitəˈnʊɹi.ə/ US

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noun phenylketonurias

countable, uncountable A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Nash Hensley, of South Bend, Indiana, was born with two genetic disorders: achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder characterized by dwarfism, and phenylketonuria, or PKU, which causes the phenylalanine amino acid to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the
Similar: PKU

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noun metabolic disorder

日本語	フェニルケトン尿症 feniruketonnyōshō
中文	苯丙酮尿癥 /苯丙酮尿症 běnbǐngtóngniàozhèng, 苯酮尿癥 /苯酮尿症 běntóngniàozhèng
Português	fenilcetonúria
Français	phénylcétonurie

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@misc{phenylketonuria_2026,
  title = {phenylketonuria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phenylketonuria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}