Rohan Godhania and his mother Pushpa.

Three years ago this week, Rohan, 16, of Ealing, west London, fell ill after drinking a protein shake on August 15 2020. He died three days later at West Middlesex Hospital after suffering "irreversible brain damage". His cause of death was, eventually, identified as a late onset of the rare disease ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency. The urea cycle disorder prevents the breakdown of ammonia, causing it to build up to lethal levels in the bloodstream, and can be triggered by a protein load. Issue date: Wednesday August 16, 2023.

Rohan Godhania from Ealing, had a rare disease preventing the breakdown of ammonia. 

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