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Your Cousin Learns That She Is a Carrier for Phenylketonuria

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Your cousin learns that she is a carrier for phenylketonuria (PKU). Her husband's biological mother has PKU. She asks you to explain what this could mean if she and her husband have children and asks what, if anything, could be done to best protect any child that may have. What would you tell her?


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