Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 4

Describe a basic laboratory observation that has relevance in maple syrup urine disease.

Step 1 of 2

MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease):

MSUD is caused by inborn error of metabolism, inherited as autosomal recessive characteristic.

• Failure to inherit the gene, which produces necessary enzyme for oxidative decarboxylation of keto acid will result in accumulation of keto acid in urine, and blood