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ArticleJIMD reports2024

Computational structural genomics and clinical evidence suggest BCKDK gain-of-function may cause a potentially asymptomatic maple syrup urine disease phenotype.

Emily Singh, Young-In Chi, Jessica Kopesky, Michael Zimmerman, Raul Urrutia, Donald Basel, Jessica Scott Schwoerer

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Article in JIMD reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. BCAA Metabolic Dyshomeostasis in Cardiovascular Disease: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Intervention.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026
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7 authors.

Emily SinghDivision of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Young-In ChiMellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Jessica KopeskyDepartment of Clinical Nutrition Children's Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Michael ZimmermanMellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Raul UrrutiaMellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Donald BaselDivision of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
Jessica Scott SchwoererDivision of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a disorder of branched-chain amino acid metabolism caused by a defect in the branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) complex (OMIM #248600). The hallmark presentation is encephalopathic crisis in neonates, but can also present with metabolic decompensation, developmental delays, and feeding difficulties. Biochemical evidence for MSUD includes elevated branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and the pathognomonic presence of alloisoleucine. The BCKD complex contains several subunits associated with autosomal recessive MSUD, while its regulatory proteins have less well-defined disease associations. We report on two families with the same

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3D‐genomicsbranched‐chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase (BCKDK)gain‐of‐functionmaple syrup urine disease (MSUD)molecular dynamics simulationnewborn screening

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PMID38736638
PMCPMC11078707

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