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Classical phenylketonuria is caused by a deficiency of

A
Phenylalanine transaminase
B
Phenylalanine hydroxylase
C
Tyrosine transaminase
D
Tyrosine hydroxylase
High-Yield Explanation
Classical phenylketonuria (hyperphenylalaninemia type I) → Deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase. Atypical phenylketonuria (hyperphenylalaninemia type II and III) → Defect in dihydrobiopterin reductase. Hyperphenylalaninemia type IV and V → Defect in dihydrobiopterin synthesis.

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