{"id":10694,"date":"2023-01-05T17:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/?page_id=10694"},"modified":"2023-01-05T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:57:51","slug":"phenylketonuria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/therapeutic-areas\/phenylketonuria\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenylketonuria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-header__outer-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--styled color-theme--denim-blue hero--no-image hero--normal-spacing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__bg\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"particles-js\" class=\"hero__constellation hero__constellation--center\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__inner hero__inner--center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content hero__content--center hero__content--no-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"u-mt-1 u-my-2\"><h1 class=\"hero__title hero__title--standard\" 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itemprop=\"name\">Phenylketonuria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized is-style-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Symptoms.jpg\" alt=\"PKU Symptoms graphic\" class=\"wp-image-15594\" style=\"width:325px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Symptoms.jpg 627w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Symptoms-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Symptoms-150x150.jpg 150w, 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https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Symptoms-400x403.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-phenylketonuria-nbsp\">What is Phenylketonuria?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare, inherited metabolic disease, which affects the brain.<sup>1<\/sup> It is caused by a defect in the gene that helps create the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine.<sup>1 <\/sup>If left untreated or poorly managed, phenylalanine \u2013 an essential amino acid found in all proteins and most foods \u2013 can build up to harmful levels in the body. This causes severe and irreversible disabilities, such as permanent intellectual disability, seizures, delayed development, memory loss, and behavioral and emotional problems.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Newborns with phenylketonuria initially don\u2019t have any symptoms, but symptoms are usually progressive, and damage caused by toxic levels of phenylalanine in the first few years of life is irreversible.<sup>2,3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Diagnosis of phenylketonuria usually takes place during newborn screening programs.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-common-is-phenylketonuria-nbsp-nbsp\">How common is Phenylketonuria?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">There are an estimated 58,000 people with phenylketonuria globally. Males and females are equally likely to inherit the defective gene and develop phenylketonuria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Double-660x155-1.jpg\" alt=\"How common is PKU?\" class=\"wp-image-15691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Double-660x155-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Double-660x155-1-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/PKU-Double-660x155-1-400x94.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--mg-spacer-desktop: 32px; --mg-spacer-mobile: 16px; height: var(--mg-spacer-desktop);\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mg-spacer--responsive wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"quote-block quote-block--image color-theme--light-blue\">\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/07\/NeilSmith.png\" class=\"quote-block__image\" alt=\"Headshot of Neil Smith - PTC Therapeutics\"\/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"quote-block__content\">\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote-block__text color-theme-border--light-blue\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-block__heading heading--4\">\n\t\t\t\tWe know from our research that there is a large community of PKU patients that need more treatment options. We have also built incredible relationships within this community, including with patients and advocacy organizations. Helping this community is my mission and motivation, and my trust in science helps me stay focused and keeps pushing me forward.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"quote-block__author quote-block__author--name\">\n\t\t\t\tNeil Smith\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"quote-block__author quote-block__author--title\">\n\t\t\t\tGlobal PKU Project Leader for PTC\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--mg-spacer-desktop: 34px; --mg-spacer-mobile: 17px; height: var(--mg-spacer-desktop);\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mg-spacer--responsive wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Hear from patients and caregivers impacted by PKU on our My VIBE podcast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"im-cta__list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"im-cta__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insightful-moments-my-vibe.simplecast.com\/episodes\/advocating-within-the-pku-community-9vn65SXG%20\u200b\" target=\"\" class=\"im-cta__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__text\">Advocating within the PKU Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"im-cta__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insightful-moments-my-vibe.simplecast.com\/episodes\/living-with-pku-with-linda-and-kendall-62RiR_bF\" target=\"\" class=\"im-cta__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__text\">Living with PKU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"im-cta__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insightful-moments-my-vibe.simplecast.com\/episodes\/navigating-independence-with-pku-with-maridith-lauren-and-abigaill-jM6o0pix\" target=\"\" class=\"im-cta__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__text\">Navigating Independence with PKU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cta__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-768x322.jpg\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"MyVIBE Logo\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-1536x644.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-400x168.jpg 400w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM-1920x807.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/it-p2025tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/MyVIBE-Horiz-Blue-Logo-TM.jpg 1924w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"--mg-spacer-desktop: 34px; --mg-spacer-mobile: 17px; height: var(--mg-spacer-desktop);\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mg-spacer--responsive wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"references-block color-theme--purple-steel\">\n\t<div class=\"references-block__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"references-block__title heading--6\">\n\t\t\t\tReferences\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"references-block__content wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure\">\n\t\t\t<p>[1] de Groot MJ, Hoeksma M, Blau N, et al.\u00a0Mol Genet Metab\u00a02010;99:S86\u2013S89.<\/p>\n<p>[2] Phenylketonuria (PKU). Available at: https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/phenylketonuria\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20376302. Accessed October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>[3] Blau N, van Spronsen FJ, Levy HL. Lancet 2010;376:1417\u20131427.<\/p>\n<p>[4] Al Hafid N, Christodoulou J. Transl Pediatr 2015;4(4):304\u2013317.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"text-block text-block--standard color-theme--sky-blue-partial\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-block__wrapper\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-block__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading--2\"  data-ptc-fitty=\"\">Do you have questions?<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-block__content wysiwyg--decoration wysiwyg--color\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP77754502 BCX0\">Please reach out if you would like to speak with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP77754502 BCX0\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dual-cta__ctas dual-cta__ctas--same dual-cta__ctas--center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:PatientInfo@ptcbio.com\" target=\"\" class=\"dual-cta__button btn btn--primary\">Patients and Families<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:MedInfo@ptcbio.com\" target=\"\" class=\"dual-cta__button btn btn--primary\">Healthcare Professionals<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Phenylketonuria?&nbsp; Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare, inherited metabolic disease, which affects the brain.1 It is caused by a defect in the gene that helps create the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine.1 If left untreated or poorly managed, phenylalanine \u2013 an essential amino acid found in all proteins and most foods \u2013 can&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":9951,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10694","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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