MSUD is caused when a mutated form of the BCKDHA, BCKDHB or DBT gene is inherited from both parents. As a result of this mutation, the body is unable to break down certain parts of proteins.

A study led by UMass Chan researchers demonstrated that a gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) prevented ...

Among the Mennonite population such as communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the incidence of MSUD is one in 400. MSUD is caused when a mutated form of the BCKDHA, BCKDHB or DBT gene is ...

A gene therapy to correct a mutation that causes maple syrup urine disease prevented newborn death and normalized growth in a calf as well as in mice.

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