What happens when phenylalanine hydroxylase is not present in the body?
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... he absence of this enzyme, a recessive trait, prevents the body from making use of phenylalanine, one of the amino acids in most protein-rich foods, and almost always leads to mental retardation and schizoid changes when phenylalanine levels rise; convulsions also commonly occur.
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