Term Name: | BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia C |
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Synonyms: | tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia due to dihydropteridine reductase deficiency |
Definition: | A tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia that is characterized by hyperphenylalaninemia, depletion of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, and progressive cognitive and motor deficits and that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the QDPR gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in the salvage pathway for BH4, on chromosome 4p15. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0081130] ( DOID:0081130 ) |