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Postoperative metabolic decompensation in maple syrup urine disease is completely prevented by insulin

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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  1. Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    B. Biggemann, R. Zass & U. Wendel

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Biggemann, B., Zass, R. & Wendel, U. Postoperative metabolic decompensation in maple syrup urine disease is completely prevented by insulin. J Inherit Metab Dis 16, 912–913 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00714298

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