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The Physiognomic, Psychometric, Behavioral and Neurological Aspects of Phenylketonuria
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2018
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Phenylketonuria is an inborn metabolic disorder affecting the body's ability to hydroxylate phenylalanine to tyrosine.
Its incidence in the general population has been estimated at 0.004 per cent. and its institutional frequency at approximately 0.2 to 0.9 per cent.
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