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ID DOID:0081130
Name BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia C
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.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11388593/
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MIM:261630

Synonyms

tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia due to dihydropteridine reductase deficiency [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia

is_a autosomal recessive disease

Subclass Logical Relationships

has material basis in some autosomal recessive inheritance

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