LIFESCI 2G03- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 111 pages long!)
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May have not noticed the urine with the first child. Second kid had trouble nursing by 5th day, 7th day stopped. Second child is also getting worse towards the 9th day. The failure to show weight gain and growth. Not growing, not gaining weight in the first months of life. In this case the child is not consuming nutrients, therefore not getting nutrients. In third world countries, appears like the child is eating, but not getting nutrients. Matthew"s urine has maple syrup smell + elevated levels of bcaa - valine, Matthew"s urine has maple syrup smell + elevated levels of bcaa - valine, isoleucine and leucine. Matthew"s enzyme activity levels were less than 2% of normal. Msud - maple syrup urine disease, cannot drink breastmilk or regular formula. A metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (many proteins means complex) - bckdc.