Phenylketonuria, called PKU for short, is an inherited disorder that is characterized by inability of the body to utilize the essential amino acid, phenylalanine. Unless the condition is detected and treatment is initiated soon after birth, this hereditary biochemical abnormality, prevents normal brain development and usually results in mental retardation
The PKU-Neo kit is specially designed to be used in phenylalanine assay on the dry blood spot (DBS) collected from newborn's heel during the first 48 hours of birth.
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