The PKU paradox : a short history of a genetic disease /
Paul, Diane B.,1946-
Brosco, Jeffrey P.(Jeffrey Paul)
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-282) and index.
The discovery of PKU as a metabolic disorder -- PKU as a form of cognitive impairment -- Testing and treating newborns, 1950-1962 -- The campaign for mandated testing -- Sources of skepticism -- More paradigms for PKU -- Living with PKU -- The perplexing problem of maternal PKU -- Who should procreate? Perspectives on reproductive choice and responsibility in postwar America -- Newborn screening expands.
Phenylketonuria