Maple+Syrup+Urine+Disease-+Tara

Maple Syrup Urine Disease This disease causes you to be enable of braking down leucine, isoleucine and valine. You end up having dangerously high levels of these amino acids in your blood, causing the rapid degeneration of brain cells and death if left untreated.
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This disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.
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The symptoms appear in babies, such as-
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 * Loss of appetite
 * Fussiness
 * Sweet- smelling urine

A blood sample is taken from the babys heel & is checked for high leucine levels.
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To treat this disease, babies must eat a special formula that does not contain the amino acids feucine isoleucine, and valine. As the baby gets older they must always watch their diet, avoiding high protein foods such as meat, eggs, and nuts.
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