BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID DISORDERS Flashcards

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MOST COMMON INBRON ERROR OF METABOLISM IN THE PHILIPPINES

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MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE

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DEFECT IN MSUD

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Absence of the gene that code for metabolism of the ketoacids of LEUCINE, ISOLEUCINE, VALINE (INCREASED LVLS IN BLOOD and URINE)

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URINE ODOR IN MSUD

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Caramelized sugar
Maple syrup
Curry

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MSUD: SCREENING TEST + RESULT

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2,4-dinitophenylhydrazine (DNPH): (+) Yellow turbidity/precipitate

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MSUD: CONFIRMATORY TESTS

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Gas or thin lauer chromatography

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectophotometry

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ORGANIC ACIDEMIAS

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Isovaleric or glutaric acidemia
Propionic acidemia
Methylmalonic acidemia

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TEST FOR METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA

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p-nitroaniline test: (+) emerald green color

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