PKU can only be treated through a strict, life-long, low-protein (low-Phe) dietetic treatment combined with a daily assumption of low-protein modified foods and medical food, which provides Phe-free ...

For a child to get the disorder, both the mother and father must pass down a mutated PKU gene. Although PKU is rare, all newborns in the United States are required to get a PKU test. The test is easy, ...

It was 50 years ago this month that the Journal of the American Medical Association published a letter from Robert Guthrie, UB professor of pediatrics and microbiology, reporting on a new test for ...

To control their phenylalanine (Phe) levels, patients with PKU are advised to follow a restricted diet. However, little is known about the long-term consequences. A new study of 15 adults with PKU ...

—Researchers in Germany recently analyzed several parameters related to bone metabolism in plasma, serum, and urine—as well as tracked dietary habits and lifestyle factors—in a cohort of adults with ...