Results of Biochemical Tests Indicate an Infant Has Phenylketonuria (PKU)

question 15

Multiple Choice

Results of biochemical tests indicate an infant has phenylketonuria (PKU) . The parents ask what PKU means. Correct responses would include all the following except

• A) PKU is an enzyme deficiency resulting in the inability to metabolize phenylalanine.
• B) PKU is an inborn error of metabolism.
• C) PKU results from a chromosome abnormality called nondisjunction.
• D) PKU is transmitted as an autosomal recessive disorder.

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