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ArticleJournal of pediatric genetics2021

Clinical, Biochemical, Molecular, and Therapeutic Analysis of Maple Syrup Urine Disease in Upper Egypt.

Marwa A Dahpy, Tahia H Saleem, Osama M El-Asheer, Ahmed Abd ELrasoul, Amir M Abo Elgeit

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Article in Journal of pediatric genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marwa A DahpyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6007-5691
Tahia H SaleemDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Osama M El-AsheerDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ahmed Abd ELrasoulDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Amir M Abo ElgeitDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0691-8686
Assiut University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in any of the genes encoding for the branched-chain keto dehydrogenase (BCKDH) components. This study screened MSUD patients throughout the whole Upper Egypt describing their symptoms, clinical and laboratory findings, genetic studies, and their treatment, with a 6-month follow-up for their responses. Screening identified three children with MSUD. Homozygous mutation in R195Q single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within the BCKDHA gene was found with the second MSUD patient. Follow-up for 6 months to assess the treatment regimens and progression of cases demonstrated that early treatment regimens including a dietary restriction of branched-chain amino acids with L-Carnitine administration could prevent MSUD-associated intellectual disabilities. It was concluded that R195Q SNP is pathogenic, and it may cause inherited forms of MSUD in some patients. MSUD cases have rarely been reported; so these findings will be highly useful for future cases of MSUD in the Upper Egyptian population.

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L-carnitineMSUDR195Q

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