when was pku founded

[bywalker]

need date of discovery and what taken place since it discovery


This discussion is related to PKU.

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. Phenylketonuria was discovered in 1920s in a 3 year old Chinese girl where in children have mental retardation all of a sudden in their apparent otherwise normal lives. This girl was Carol and her mother Pearl buck and in 1960s they realized the disease.
For more details, you can check online sites. Take care

[MMahon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylketonuria#History