Successful domino liver transplantation in maple syrup urine disease using a related living donor
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with high levels of branched-chain amino acids. Children with MSUD can present severe neurological damage, but liver transplantation (LT) allows the patient to resume a normal diet and avoid further neurological damage. Th...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086180/ |