Routine screening of pregnant women for maternal PKU has been recommended as a means of preventing fetal complications.<1,4> This disorder is rare in the general population, however, and as a result of screening programs, many women with PKU are aware of their diagnosis.
A mesure que s’ach` vent les ann´ es de f´ condit´ de la ´ e e e e cohorte de femmes n´ es avant la mise en œuvre du d´ pistage n´ onatal e e e syst´ matique, l’utilit´ d’un d´ pistage chez toutes les femmes enceintes e e e devrait etre tr` s faible.