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It turned out that a genetic disorder was preventing these children from properly metabolizing phenylpyruvic acid, and the buildup causes brain damage.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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The discovery led to the most effective treatment for the disease (now called phenylketonuria )—a diet low in phenylalanine, which the body converts to phenylpyruvic acid.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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Fölling found that these samples contained high levels of phenylpyruvic acid, a substance that was subsequently found in the urine of many other patients suffering from retardation.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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The discovery led to the most effective treatment for the disease (now called phenylketonuria )—a diet low in phenylalanine, which the body converts to phenylpyruvic acid.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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It turned out that a genetic disorder was preventing these children from properly metabolizing phenylpyruvic acid, and the buildup causes brain damage.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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Fölling found that these samples contained high levels of phenylpyruvic acid, a substance that was subsequently found in the urine of many other patients suffering from retardation.
DIY DNA: One Father's Attempt to Hack His Daughter's Genetic Code 2009
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One of these is phenylpyruvic acid, whence the first half of the name of the disease.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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