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Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency: The Added Value of Biochemistry.
International journal of molecular sciences - 19 Mar 2021
Montioli Riccardo, Borri Voltattorni Carla
Abstract excerpt
Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive neurometabolic disorder caused by mutations in the DDC gene, leading to a deficit of AADC, a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate requiring enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-Dopa and L-5-hydroxytryptophan in dopamine and serotonin, respectively. Although clinical and genetic studies have given the major contribution to the diagnosis...
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