If you or your child has phenylketonuria (PKU), you may have trouble with sleep due to imbalances in signaling molecules in your body. If you or your child experience sleep ... Read more
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare metabolic disorder caused by mutations in a gene that cells use to make an enzyme. This enzyme converts an amino acid called phenylalanine into another ... Read more
If you are living with a chronic disease such as phenylketonuria (PKU), a Japanese concept called shoshin may help you view your life and your disease in a new way. ... Read more
BH4 (tetrahydrobiopterin) plays an important role in the activity of the enzyme that is dysfunctional, or not working properly, in people with phenylketonuria (PKU). Here is more information about BH4 ... Read more
If you have phenylketonuria (PKU), you may be wondering whether you can pass the disease on to your future children. Here is more information about how children inherit PKU and ... Read more
People with phenylketonuria (PKU) may be more prone to depression than the general population. The stress of living with a chronic disease and being limited in your diet can lead ... Read more
An electroencephalogram, commonly known as an EEG, is a diagnostic test for assessing brain waves that doctors may use in treating patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). The technique primarily is used ... Read more
Living with a rare chronic disease such as phenylketonuria (PKU) can be very stressful. Being limited to a strict diet also could make you feel isolated and alone. The abnormal ... Read more
BioMarin has set up a registry to monitor phenylketonuria (PKU) patients who have received its treatment Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride). The information collected in the database — called the phenylketonuria demographics, ... Read more
Phenylketonuria (PKU) cases have been reported to different degrees in countries across the world. There have been a number of studies to estimate its prevalence, or how common the disease ... Read more
