A Brampton dad is set to take on a 372-mile run from Bristol to Newcastle to raise funds for a rare disease charity.

PKU is an inherited disorder that causes the amino acid phenylalanine to build up in the body. ... “PKU is like when you can’t have certain foods that other people can have,” said Conner.

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Supplemental tyrosine may have benefits for those with a hereditary condition called phenylketonuria (PKU). It may also help improve cognitive function, ...

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare newborn genetic disease that impacts between 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000 people, depending on the individuals' genetic ancestry. PKU causes an amino acid - called ...

Since newborns with phenylketonuria (PKU) do not initially have any symptoms, the first step in treating PKU is timely ...

Hudson said his sister, Tia, lives with Phenylketonuria (PKU) which is an inherited metabolic disease affecting the brain. People living with PKU cannot process a substance called phenylalanine ...

A small study of people with a rare disorder ... that its engineered version of the bacteria provided some benefit to patients with a rare genetic disease called phenylketonuria, or PKU. People ...

According to South Plainfield, New Jersey-based PTC, PKU affects an estimated 58,000 people globally. ... In a subset of patients with classical PKU, the most severe form of the disorder, ...

The European Commission has approved PTC Therapeutics' treatment for the rare disease phenylketonuria (PKU), Sephience, ...

The disease is so rare there are fewer than 20,000 cases each year, but Marguerite shares her experience with her younger brother Henry Brown. “I like for PKU to be a part of me but then not ...

PKU is not that rare, with one in 10,000 people receiving a diagnosis in European populations. High-protein foods must be avoided, and amino acid supplements are given as medical foods.