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Maple syrup urine disease

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Okay, branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase requires thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP).
Does a thiamine deficiency cause maple syrup urine disease then? None of my books say so, just that it's caused by deficiency in the enzyme...
 
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