phenylketonuria-patrick

Patrick PKU

My name is eathan and i have PKU when you have PKU you are missing a amino acid called phenylalanine which is a heptic enzyme. PKU can cause severe mental retardation later on in life. And i cant eat certain foods because if i dont have a strict diet it was make me mentaly challenged later on in life. My mom thought i had PKU when i started to have the syptoms like having lighter skin and hair then the rest of my faimly and because i had behavioral problems. I need an extremly strict diet of foods that are low in phenylalanine which will keep me from becoming mentaly challenged. My mom was so suprised when she found out i had PKU because about 1 out of every 15000 babies in the United States has PKU. And she was suprised that i got it because i am Asain and Asains African Americans and Hispanics have a lower chance of getting PKU then a Native american or a American.