PKU test


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Noun1.PKU test - a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria
diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
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In a recently published paper, Cunningham's team used the TRI Analyzer to perform two commercially available assays -- a test to detect a biomarker associated with pre-term birth in pregnant women and the PKU test for newborns to indirectly detect an enzyme essential for normal growth and development.
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is sometimes referred to as a PKU test: Even though health professionals may refer to newborn screening as a PKU test, the name can be misleading.
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(35) In some places, newborn screening is still referred to as "the PKU test." (36) In this genetic condition, a baby is born without the ability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine.
Opportunistic testing: the death of informed consent?
Blood samples were taken from the children referred for surgery and their PKU test samples, routinely taken at birth, were also retrieved.
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