1 per 10,000 - 15,000 newborns are diagnosed with phenylketonuria in the US, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Phenylketonuria.
approx 1 in 10,000 or 0.01% or 27,200 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 per 10,000 - 15,000 newborns are diagnosed with phenylketonuria in the US, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]
Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Phenylketonuria as a "rare disease". More information about Phenylketonuria is available from Orphanet
1 of every 10,000 infants in the United States (NIDCD) ... see also overview of Phenylketonuria.
approx 1 in 10,000 or 0.01% or 27,200 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1 of every 10,000 infants in the United States (NIDCD)" -- see also general information about data sources]
27,199 per year, 2,266 per month, 523 per week, 74 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1 of every 10,000 infants in the United States (NIDCD)" -- see also general information about data sources]
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PKU is transmitted by an autosomal recessive gene on chromosome 12. Patients with this disorder have insufficient hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase, an enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. As a result, phenylalanine and its metabolites accumulate in the blood, eventually causing mental retardation if left untreated. The exact biochemical mechanism that causes this retardation is unclear.
In the United States, this disorder occurs in 1 in approximately 14,000 births. (About 1 person in 60 is an asymptomatic carrier.) The gene is most common in Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, and West Germany and rare in Blacks, Asians, Native Americans, Finns, and Ashkenazi Jews.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
The term 'prevalence' of Phenylketonuria usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Phenylketonuria at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Phenylketonuria refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Phenylketonuria diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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