Alternative titles and symbols : Hyperphenylalaninemia, tetrahydrobiopterin-deficient, due to gtp cyclohydrolase I
deficiency; Gtp cyclohydrolase I deficiency;
Included titles and symbols : Dystonia, dopa-responsive, with or without hyperphenylalaninemia, autosomal recessive;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the GTP cyclohydrolase 1 gene (GCH1, 600225.0017);
Laboratory abnormalities : Hyperphenylalaninemia; Decreased homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) in CSF; Decreased neopterin and biopterin in urine; Decreased neopterin and biopterin in CSF; Decreased or absent GCH1 activity;