Different Gene Preferences of Maple Syrup Urine Disease in the Aboriginal Tribes of Taiwan

Different Gene Preferences of Maple Syrup Urine Disease in the Aboriginal Tribes of Taiwan

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of the branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) complex. Mutations in any one of the three different genes encoding for the BCKD components, namely, BCKDHA, BCKDHB, and DBT, may be responsible for this...

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Main Authors: Jia-Woei Hou, Tsann-Long Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
carrier frequency
dihydrolipoyl transacetylase gene
gene preference
maple syrup urine disease
Taiwanese Aboriginal Austronesian tribe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213001861

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