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Overview of Amino Acid Metabolism Disorders
Introduction
Amino acid metabolism disorders are Overview of Hereditary Metabolic Disorders . Hereditary disorders occur when parents pass the defective Branched-Chain Amino Acids are the building blocks of proteins and have many functions in the body. The body makes some of the amino acids it needs and gets others from food. Hereditary disorders of amino acid processing (metabolism) can result from defects either in the breakdown of amino acids or in the body’s ability to get amino acids into cells. Because these disorders cause symptoms early in life, Homocystinuria None Maple syrup urine disease None Phenylketonuria (PKU) None Tyrosinemia None Newborns also are screened for a number of other inherited disorders, but screening varies from state to state. 