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"Phenylketonuria" Definition
noun
A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An inherited metabolic disorder caused by an enzyme deficiency resulting in accumulation of and its metabolites in the blood causing usually severe mental retardation and seizures unless phenylalanine is restricted from the diet beginning at birth .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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