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    Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
    • Overview of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
      • What is metabolism?
      • What is a hereditary metabolic disorder?
      • What causes hereditary metabolic disorders?
      • What are the symptoms of hereditary metabolic disorders?
      • How can doctors tell if my child has a hereditary metabolic disorder?
      • How do doctors treat hereditary metabolic disorders?
    • Phenylketonuria (PKU)
      • What is phenylketonuria (PKU)?
      • What causes PKU?
      • What are the symptoms of PKU?
      • How can doctors tell if my child has PKU?
      • How do doctors treat PKU?
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