Question
Guthrie test can be used for the diagnosis of-
A. Tyrosinemia
B. Galactosemia
C. Alkaptonuria
D. Phenylketonuria
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Ans.D. Phenylketonuria
Guthrie bacterial inhibition test is a screening test for an inborn error of metabolism.
It makes use of a phenylalanine-requiring strain of Bacillus subtilis, together with a competitive inhibitor of phenylalanine uptake into the bacteria.