DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia A

BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia A [DOID:0090106]

An amino acid metabolic disorder that is characterized by hyperphenylalaninemia, depletion of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, and progressive cognitive and motor deficits that has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the gene encoding 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase (PTS) on chromosome 11q23.1.

Synonyms:  BH4-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia A,  BH4deficient hyperphenylalaninemia A,  DOID:0090106,  6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency,  HPABH4A ...