Thoughts on MSUD

Scottish IMD day- Crieff Hydro Hotel 22/11/08

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The beautiful Crieff Hydro Hotel was the location for what was hopefully the first of many meetings specifically aimed at people with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) as well as their parents and carers. This meeting was to give people who live in Scotland, a chance to meet others who are similarly affected by IMD’s and [...]

Birmingham Children’s Hospital IMD Games 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

On the 28th September 2008, over 100 children converged at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, to participate in a special day. What made the day so special was that the children participating had all been affected in one way or another, by an Inborn Metabolic Disease.

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MSUD, Maple Syrup Urine Disease

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This is part three in the series for Metabolic Disease Awareness Week. It focuses on Maple Syrup Urine Disease or as it is commonly called MSUD.
MSUD has an incidence rate of 1 in 250,000 people in the UK (this is similar to the US): it is inherited in a autosomal recessive manner. This means that [...]