Term Name: | BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia B |
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Synonyms: | GTP cyclohydrolase 1 deficiency, HPABH4B, tetrahydrobiopterin-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia B |
Definition: | A tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia that is characterized by hyperphenylalaninemia, depletion of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, and progressive cognitive and motor deficits that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the GCH1 gene on chromosome 14q22.2. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0112225] ( DOID:0112225 ) |