The Face of Phenylketonuria

Dr. Hope Northrup

Video by UTHealth Houston Office of Public Affairs

Hope Northrup, MD, is focused on developing medications for people with rare diseases like phenylketonuria (PKU). She discusses PKU and screening newborns for the disease so that treatment can begin as soon as possible to avoid brain damage.

Andrea Price, a PKU patient of Dr. Northrup, describes her experience battling the disease and how a medication tested at UTHealth Houston allows her to eat a non-restricted diet and enjoy life more fully. Watch to learn more about PKU and Andrea’s incredible journey. Northrup is a professor and director of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.