Incidence of phenylketonuria in British Columbia, 1950-1971.
The incidence of PKU in British Columbia in the 1950-1971 period is 1/18,750 which corresponds to that found in two other Canadian studies.(2, 3) Evidence is presented which shows a trend toward a decline in incidence; however, this is not statistically significant. There is a preponderance of male cases in all age groups.
D000782:Aneuploidy; D001955:British Columbia; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000652:urine; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000652:urine; D012737:Sex Factors
D010649:Phenylalanine