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Clinical and therapeutic observations in aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency.
Neurology - 12 Oct 1999
Swoboda K J, Hyland K, Goldstein D S, Kuban K C, Arnold L A, Holmes C S, Levy H L
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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the phenotype in aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, a rare autosomal recessive disorder of neurotransmitter synthesis, and report preliminary treatment observations with directed therapy of the associated neurotransmitter deficiencies. BACKGROUND: AADC is a required enzyme in dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin biosynthesis. Five patients have been...
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