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E2 transacylase-deficient (type II) maple syrup urine disease. Aberrant splicing of E2 mRNA caused by internal intronic deletions and association with thiamine-responsive phenotype.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 1997
Chuang J L, Cox R P, Chuang D T
Abstract excerpt
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) or branched-chain alpha-ketoaciduria is an autosomally inherited disorder in the catabolism of branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. The disease is characterized by severe ketoacidosis, mental retardation, and neurological impairments. MSUD can be classified into genetic subtypes according to the genes of the branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD)...
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