Successful pregnancy in maple syrup urine disease: a case report and review of the literature

Successful pregnancy in maple syrup urine disease: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of branched-chain amino acid metabolism. Patients with MSUD are at risk of life-threatening metabolic decompensations with ketoacidosis and encephalopathy. These episodes are often triggered by physiological stre...

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Main Authors: Sarah Catharina Grünert, Stefanie Rosenbaum-Fabian, Anke Schumann, Karl Otfried Schwab, Nadja Mingirulli, Ute Spiekerkoetter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Maple syrup urine disease
MSUD
Pregnancy
Leucine tolerance
Protein tolerance
Branched-chain amino acids
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0357-7

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