phenylketonuria
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Sense 1 noun
a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
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- inborn error of metabolism hypernym
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inborn error of metabolism |