Newborn screening, which represents one of the major advances in child health of the past century, has been carried out in all fifty U.S. states since the 1970s. New-born screening programs are ...

Newborn screening for PKU has allowed for early management of the condition, which serves to improve the prognosis in most cases. Research into PKU in adults has focused mostly on cognitive function; ...

I got a blood test as a newborn that changed the course of my life forever. The test, part of newborn screening performed on babies across the U.S. led to my being diagnosed with a rare inherited ...

A special diet is the main treatment for phenylketonuria. Medications are also available. Treatment and monitoring is lifelong. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited condition where the amino acid ...