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Biochemical basis of type IB (E1beta ) mutations in maple syrup urine disease. A prevalent allele in patients from the Druze kindred in Israel.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Sept 2001
Wynn R M, Chuang J L, Sansaricq C, Mandel H, Chuang D T
Abstract excerpt
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a metabolic disorder associated with often-fatal ketoacidosis, neurological derangement, and mental retardation. In this study, we identify and characterize two novel type IB MSUD mutations in Israeli patients, which affect the E1beta subunit in the decarboxylase (E1) component of the branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex. The recombinant mutant E1 carrying the...
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