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Mild Variant of Maple Syrup Urine Disease
A maple syrup urine disease characterized by increased plasma levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) apparent at birth that is caused by homozygous mutation in the PPM1K gene on chromosome 4q22.
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Overview
A maple syrup urine disease characterized by increased plasma levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) apparent at birth that is caused by homozygous mutation in the PPM1K gene on chromosome 4q22.
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