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PPM1K defects cause mild maple syrup urine disease: The second case in the literature.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2023
Ozcelik Firat, Arslan Sezai, Ozguc Caliskan Busra, Kardas Fatih, Ozkul Yusuf, Dundar Munis
Abstract excerpt
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by the insufficient catabolism of branched-chain amino acids. BCKDHA, BCKDHB, DBT, and DLD encode the subunits of the branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex, which is responsible for the catabolism of these amino acids. Biallelic pathogenic variants in BCKDHA, BCKDHB, or DBT are characteristic of MSUD. In addition, a patient with a...
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