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Phenylketonuria

How is it diagnosed?

The heel prick test (Guthrie test) is now done on all newborn babies at six to ten days of age and can identify PKU at an early age.

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Medical text last updated January 2004 by Dr D C Davidson, Consultant Paediatrician, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

 

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