what is pku and where it is found
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Phenylalanine is found in all proteins and some artificial sweeteners.
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ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴋᴇᴛᴏɴᴜʀɪᴀ (ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴘᴋᴜ) ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟs ᴏғ ᴀ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴀʟᴀɴɪɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ. ᴘʜᴇɴʏʟᴀʟᴀɴɪɴᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs (ᴀɴ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴛ. ɪᴛ ɪs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ sᴡᴇᴇᴛᴇɴᴇʀs.
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