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Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency (THD) is a disorder caused by disfunction of tyrosine hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of dopamine. This condition is one of the causes of dopa-responsive dystonia.[1]

  1. ^ Weissbach A, Pauly MG, Herzog R, Hahn L, Halmans S, Hamami F, Bolte C, Camargos S, Jeon B, Kurian MA, Opladen T, Brüggemann N, Huppertz HJ, König IR, Klein C, Lohmann K (February 2022). "Relationship of Genotype, Phenotype, and Treatment in Dopa-Responsive Dystonia: MDSGene Review". Movement Disorders. 37 (2): 237–252. doi:10.1002/mds.28874. PMID 34908184. S2CID 245260405.

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Tetrahydrobiopterin

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(5-HTP). Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) catalyses the conversion of L-phenylalanine (PHE) to L-tyrosine (TYR). Therefore, a deficiency in tetrahydrobiopterin...

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into dopamine. 17α-Hydroxylase Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase Dopamine β-hydroxylase Phenylalanine hydroxylase Tyrosine hydroxylase One example of non-biological...

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Vitamin C

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prolyl hydroxylase and lysyl hydroxylase, both requiring vitamin C as a cofactor. The role of vitamin C as a cofactor is to oxidize prolyl hydroxylase and...

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activated T and B cells. In vitro, vitamin D increases expression of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene in adrenal medullary cells, and affects the synthesis of neurotrophic...

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terminal. This inhibits the synthesis of norepinephrine by inhibiting tyrosine hydroxylase. The S-enantiomer of methyldopa is a competitive inhibitor of the...

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studies. The group studies deficiencies in aromatic amino acid decarboxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, dopamine beta-hydroxylase, monoamine oxidase A, dopamine...

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Autosomal dominant GTP cyclohydrolase I deficiency

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