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Molecular analysis of 16 Turkish families with DHPR deficiency using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE).
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2000
Romstad A, Kalkanoğlu H S, Coşkun T, Demirkol M, Tokatli A, Dursun A, Baykal T, Ozalp I, Guldberg P, Güttler F
Abstract excerpt
Dihydropteridine reductase (DHPR) catalyses the conversion of quinonoid dihydrobiopterin (qBH2) to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), which serves as the obligatory cofactor for the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. DHPR deficiency, caused by mutations in the QDPR gene, results in hyperphenylalaninemia and deficiency of various neurotransmitters in the central nervous system, with severe neurological symptoms as a...
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