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Exception Diagnoses: UNOS specifies urea cycle disorders, organic acidemia and hepatoblastomaas exceptions to the PELD score calculation (and MELD score in patients between 12 and 17 years old).For patients with these diseases, the PELD score is set at 30. Other metabolic diseases may be consideredfor exception scores by direct petition to UNOS. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) keeps track of such patients, and has much moreinformation about the PELD score at file://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/ professionalResources.asp?index=8 Please see appropriate UpToDate topic reviews for further information. Use of UpToDate is subject to the Subscription and License Agreement . Information on this page may not appear correctly if printed. Legal Notices and Disclaimer All information contained in and produced by the MedCalc 3000 system is provided for educational purposes only. This information should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or disease. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR GUIDE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT CARE IN ANY MANNER. Click here for full notice and disclaimer. MedCalc 3000 is Copyright © 1998-2013 Foundation Internet Services