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Diagnosis and treatment of maple syrup disease: a study of 36 patients.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 2002
Morton D Holmes, Strauss Kevin A, Robinson Donna L, Puffenberger Erik G, Kelley Richard I
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of maple syrup disease (MSD). METHODS: Family histories and molecular testing for the Y393N mutation of the E1alpha subunit of the branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase allow us to identify infants who were at high risk for MSD. Amino acid concentrations were measured in blood specimens from these at-risk infants between 12 and 24 hours of...
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