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TMA, TMAO and diseases
TMA goes in all body fluids...
After having reached the liver, TMA is no more oxidized by FMO3, which is inactive. Therefore TMA diffuses into body fluids... and leads to TRIMETHYLAMINURIA (TMAU), a rare disease (either inborn or acquired disease)