Term Name: | tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia |
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Definition: | An amino acid metabolic disorder that are characterized phenotypically by hyperphenylalaninemia, depletion of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, and progressive cognitive and motor deficits and that has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive mutations in the genes encoding enzymes involved in the synthesis or regeneration of BH4. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0081132] ( DOID:0081132 ) |