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Aromatic amino acid hydroxylase genes and schizophrenia.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Aug 2002
Chao Helen M, Richardson Mary Ann
Abstract excerpt
Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine, shares physical, structural and catalytic properties with tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) that catalyze the rate-limiting steps in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin. Because these neurotransmitter systems have all been implicated in the...
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