maple syrup urine disease

Cambridge startup raises $2.1M to develop first drug for Maple Syrup Urine Disease

Cambridge startup Acer Therapeutics is developing the first therapy for a rare inherited condition called Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Known for causing neurological and social impairment, MSUD gets its unique name from the urine’s distinctive smell of maple syrup – all thanks to a defect in an individual’s amino acid metabolism. The company just raised $2.1 million, according […]