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How does a person inherit phenylketonuria?


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It's in the genes unfortunately, but these days it is more treatable.

This site explains which genes are involved, signs, symptoms:

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=phenylk...

You can't because there's no such thing as diseases, mental or physical. Sounds strange, huh? Investigate for yourself.

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