{"id":10782,"date":"2026-01-28T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palynziqpatient-prod-001.azurewebsites.net\/en-us\/?page_id=10782"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:43:18","slug":"palynziq-for-teens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/palynziq-for-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Palynziq for Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"acf-block-6978adcaadf33\" class=\"hero pal-hero bg-green\">\n    <div class=\"hero-container\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-desktop\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/for-caregivers-desk-header.jpg?v=1.47);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"hero-background-image hero-background-image-mobile\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/for-caregivers-mob-header.png?v=1.47);\"><\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"attribution-tab\">\n                    <div class=\"attribution-image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/JACE-nametag.svg?v=1.47\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n\n                    <p>Taking PALYNZIQ,\u2028and his mom, Holly<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                            <h1>for caregivers\u2028<\/br>considering palynziq<\/h1>\n                    \n                                            <p>PALYNZIQ has helped teens ages 12-17 lower their Phe levels without requiring a restricted diet, giving caregivers more confidence in their teen\u2019s PKU management.<\/p>\n                    \n                                        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-696fac71f12c6\" class=\"block cards cards-2-col bg-band block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/background-pattern.png?v=1.47);\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \n<div id=\"acf-block-696fac71f1901\" class=\"card card-fixed-button bg-blue\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                            <div class=\"card-icon-title\">\n                <div class=\"card-icon-title-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/icon-target.png?v=1.47\" alt=\"\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-icon-title-text\">\n                    <h3>THE HIDDEN IMPACT OF PKU\u2028CAN AFFECT BOTH TEENS AND\u2028THEIR FAMILIES\n<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                                                                                            <p>PKU shapes how you plan, parent, and set your loved one up for lifelong management. As your loved one seeks more independence in their teenage years, the challenges of maintaining a restricted diet become even greater.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n                                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-actions\">\n                            \n                            <p><a class=\"button button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/hidden-impact-of-pku\/teens\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn about the impact<\/a><\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-696fac71f19aa\" class=\"card card-fixed-button bg-green\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                            <div class=\"card-icon-title\">\n                <div class=\"card-icon-title-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/icon-gears.png?v=1.47\" alt=\"\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-icon-title-text\">\n                    <h3>PALYNZIQ WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER PKU MEDICATION\n<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                                                                                            <p>It substitutes for the missing enzyme needed to break down Phe across PKU types. So regardless of how little PAH enzyme your loved one has, PALYNZIQ can help.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n                                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-actions\">\n                            \n                            <p><a class=\"button button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/how-palynziq-works\/\" target=\"_self\">See how PALYNZIQ works<\/a><\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-6978adcaae38e\" class=\"block wrapped-content bg-band bg-band-alternative block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/background-pattern.png?v=1.47);\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-6978adcaae530\" class=\"cta-eyebrow bg-green\">\n            <div class=\"eyebrow\">\n            <p>RESULTS IN TEENS AGES 12-17<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                    <h2>In an ongoing study, teens\u2019 Phe levels were cut nearly in half with an average decrease of ~8 mg\/dL at 17 months.*\n<\/h2>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/study-results\/teens\/\" target=\"\" class=\"button button-arrow\">Explore the results<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-697a32b2d9737\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <p><small>*In the first part of the study, 11% (4\/36) of patients left the study before 17 months. Of those, 2 patients stopped taking PALYNZIQ due to side effects.<\/small><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-6978af1f20de8\" class=\"block wrapped-content bg-band bg-band-tertiary block-zero-top block-zero-bottom\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-6978af1f21052\" class=\"image-popout\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"box-background left-align popout-quote bg-white\">\n                <div class=\"popout\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/D-jace-camera-1.png?v=1.47\" alt=\"Jace taking PALYNZIQ on his travels\" \/>                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"quote-block\">\n                                <p>Once your Phe levels drop, it&#8217;s like a whole new world.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <p class=\"cite\">\u2014Jace<\/p> \n                                            \n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/patient-stories\/#jace-holly\" class=\"button button-arrow\" target=\"\">See Jace&#039;s story<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>  \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-6978af1f210ab\" class=\"block cards cards-2-col bg-band block-zero-top block-tight-bottom\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \n<div id=\"acf-block-6978af1f2168a\" class=\"card card-fixed-button card-centered bg-light-purple card-inner-image card-inner-image-medium\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/palynziq.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/badge_blue-1.svg\" alt=\"1st and Only rosette\" \/>                \n                                                                                                            <p>PALYNZIQ is the first and only PKU treatment proven to lower Phe levels without requiring a restricted diet.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n                                                                                        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