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Meaning of phenylketonuria

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

phenylketonuria

Pronunciation:/fɛnʌɪlkiːtəˈnjʊəɹɪə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phenylketonuria

Related words

phenylketoneuriahypophenylalaninemiaphenylalaninemiaalkaptonuriahyperphenylalanemiahyperphenylalaninemiahyperphenylalaninaemiahyperphenilalaninemia