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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is located in the q arm of chromosome 12. It is caused by a mutation of the (PAH) phenylalanine hydroxylase gene. The (PAH) gene produces the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase and it then converts the phenylalanine to tyrosine.enetic Testing. The phenylalanine tolerance test is one form of genetic testing for PKU. It is performed by giving a person a measured amount of phenylalanine and the concentration of phenylalanine in the blood plasma is measured.
Classical PKU, and its less severe forms mild PKU and mild hyperphenylalaninemia are caused by a mutated gene for the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which converts the amino acid phenylalanine (Phe) to other essential compounds in the body, in particular tyrosine.KU is an inherited disease. When an infant is diagnosed with PKU, it is never the result of any action of the parents or any environmental factor. Rather, for a child to inherit PKU, both of his or her parents must have at least one mutated allele of the PAH gene.