+tee h You wouldn't supplement Phenylalanine, you would restrict phenylalanine. That is important to prevent progression of the disease. However, you do need to supplement Tyrosine because there is no other way for you body to produce Tyrosine without Phenylalanine as a precursor.
the study spot right, what i meant is that why would their diet consist of 20-30mg/kg/day of Phenylalanine when they already have excessive amounts of it..
Do people with hi levels or Phenylketonuria in there blood do they experience a lot of food sensitivities ? Please let me know very important to my experiences….
Hello i have 2 questions, first why phenylketonuria cause mental retardation microcephaly and mousy odor, second is dopamine differentiatate types phenylketonuria, is dopamine has link with phenylketonuria
Thank you very much for the video. It helps me to understand a lot more about my child who is born with BH4 deficiency (PTPS deficiency specifically).
Very good video on PKU yet
very informative and nice presentation
Thanks' alot...
Excellent video. Can you explain why you would supplement them w/ Phenylalanine if they already have excessive amounts of it?
+tee h You wouldn't supplement Phenylalanine, you would restrict phenylalanine. That is important to prevent progression of the disease. However, you do need to supplement Tyrosine because there is no other way for you body to produce Tyrosine without Phenylalanine as a precursor.
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the study spot right, what i meant is that why would their diet consist of 20-30mg/kg/day of Phenylalanine when they already have excessive amounts of it..
b/c we are currently learning about it & I came across that in my slides & was a bit confused
Very comprehensive :)
Do people with hi levels or Phenylketonuria in there blood do they experience a lot of food sensitivities ? Please let me know very important to my experiences….
+Melissa Arana I haven't come across anything that makes such a link.
Hello i have 2 questions, first why phenylketonuria cause mental retardation microcephaly and mousy odor, second is dopamine differentiatate types phenylketonuria, is dopamine has link with phenylketonuria