Word: phenylketonuria
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...size of her public role. Her causes became Gulf War syndrome, the need for more micro-lending by banks in poor areas, the troubles of American couples trying to adopt 90 babies from Paraguay, and Naina Yeltsin's crusade for Russian children suffering from a metabolic disorder called phenylketonuria. In the White House she moved back into the safety of a world that even its denizens call Hillaryland, a world made up of ferociously protective aides and a collection of friends from Arkansas like television producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. (Just two weeks ago, in fact, Hillary called with suggestions...
...example, if you find out that you have a relative with PKU [phenylketonuria--a treatable genetic disease which can cause mental retardation], you might want to search this site for this disease. You can find out on what chromosome the gene is and get connections to scientific information," Church said...
...ahead actually was granted in 1974, but was stayed pending investigation of charges that aspartame might cause brain damage and that the animal studies submitted by manufacturer G.D. Searle were flawed. The charges were dismissed. However, the FDA says that aspartame should be avoided by victims of phenylketonuria, a condition characterized by the inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine, that can result in mental retardation. Aspartame contains phenylalanine and will carry a warning on the label...
While the experiment offers the possibility that by changing the genetic material in the human egg, doctors may one day be able to eliminate a host of inherited diseases-including hemophilia, Tay-Sachs disease and phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder that may result in brain damage-many basic questions must first be answered. For example, will the transplanted genes actually work as they are supposed to or will they be modified or inactivated by the animal's own genetic machinery? Will the foreign genes free-float in the cells or will they latch on to the other genes arranged along...
...first group consists mainly of people rated as severely or profoundly retarded-those with IQs ranging from 30 down. Usually these people, like Tracy Albertsen, have clearly detectable physical flaws. Some suffer from chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down's syndrome, or mongolism. Others have genetic problems such as phenylketonuria (PKU), a condition caused by lack of an essential enzyme. Still others acquire congenital infections like syphilis or are affected by German measles contracted by the mother...