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hyperphenylalaninemia

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hyperphenylalaninemia /hy·per·phen·yl·al·a·nin·emia/ (-fen?il-al?ah-ni-ne´me-ah)
1. any of several inherited defects in the hydroxylation of phenylalanine causing it to be accumulated and excreted; some are benign while others cause phenylketonuria, at least one type of which is unresponsive to treatment and rapidly fatal.
2. excess of phenylalanine in the blood.

hy·per·phen·yl·al·a·ni·ne·mi·a (hpr-fnl-l-n-nm-, -fnl-)
n.
Abnormally high blood levels of phenylalanine, possibly associated with elevated tyrosine levels, seen especially in newborns.

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