Phenylketonuria-Victoria+P

**Description: **Phenylketonuria is a disease that affects metabolic system meaning that it interferes with the way the body breaks down proteins. If the disorder is not cured or taken care of, it could cause mental retardation. **Inheritance:** the disease is inherited if both parents have the disease in them without getting symptoms, meaning that the parents are carriers and can be passed down to their offspring, if both have the same, they would have a 25% percent chance of passing down the disease to their offspring. Which also means that (PKU) is a autosomal recessive in heritance. **Punnett Square: **
 * Phenylketonuria **

**Symptoms: **the symptoms are of the following
 * Small head
 * Brain damage
 * Epilepsy
 * Stunt of growth
 * Skin rash
 * Musty body odor

**Diagnosis: **Babies are tested often to check for (PKU) and is taken samples from the heel and arm, that is checked in a laboratory. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Treatment: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The disease is treated by eating protein free foods, because proteins contain the disease (PKU)babies and adults must avoid nuts, meat, and cheese. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Interesting Facts: **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Norwegian doctor Asborn Folling discovered (PKU) in 1934. **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">About 1 out of every 15,000 babies in the U.S is born with (PKU). **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Support Groups: Plainsboro Clerk, Rescue Squad ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Sources: hellonetwork.com, Genetics. Utah **


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