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Fish Odour Syndrome
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Fish Odour Syndrome
A rare autosomal recessive condition [MIM 136131] characterised by an accumulation of trimethylamine (CH33N), which is released in the person’s sweat, urine, and breath, giving off a strong body odour, which often has a fishy smell
Management Choline, lecithin-free diet


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TMAU sufferers can smell like faeces, urine and more commonly rotting fish because of a faulty enzyme causing a build-up of a volatile chemical, TMA.
Disrupted lives needn't be sterile; they can be symphonic, poetic and energetic; like the lives of the folks with TMAU I met in Bethesda.
Individuals with TMAU will have higher-than-average levels of TMA and low levels (less than 25 percent) of TMA N-oxide in their urine; individuals without TMAU will have higher levels (greater than 25 percent) of TMA N-oxide and lower levels of TMA in their urine.
 
 
 
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