Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in Taiwan

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Lee, Hsiu Fen ^a,c   Tsai, Chi Ren ^a,d   Chi, Ching Shiang ^b,c   Chang, Tung Ming ^e   Lee, Huei Jane ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatic l amino acid decarboxylase deficiency; Founder effect; Splicing mutation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PYRIDOXINE;

ALLELE; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE OF ONSET; AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES; ATHETOSIS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLEEP DISORDERS; TAIWAN; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 60749135051     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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