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 * Description: **

A Deadly disorder that affects the way the body breaks down three amino acids, leucine, isoleucine, and valine.


 * Inheritance: **

Its inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. It is only caught by the child if you get the copy of the same gene from the parent.


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 * Symptoms: **

There are several common forms of the MSUD but there’s only one classic form of the MSUD


 * Diagnosis: **

In some of the states the babies are given the MSUD within the 24 hours after birth.


 * Treatment: **

The disease has to be treated quickly before the infant receives brain damage. They have to eat a special formula that don’t have the acids inside of them.


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