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International Database of Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiencies (RRID:SCR_008171)
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URL: http://www.bh4.org/BH4DatabasesBiodef.asp

Proper Citation: International Database of Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiencies (RRID:SCR_008171)

Description: THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on August 26, 2016. The BIODEF database have tabulated the most common clinical and laboratory data related to hyperphenylalaninaemia and tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies. Additionally, there are data regarding treatment, outcome, and DNA analysis. Approximately 2% of newborns with hyperphenylalaninaemia are deficient in tetrahydrobiopterin. Selective screening must be performed in all instances where hyperphenylalaninaemia is detected by neonatal screening. In the last 20 years, 308 patients with tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies have been recognized as a result of screening carried out, worldwide, in Departments of Paediatrics. Of these 308 patients, 181 suffered from 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase deficiency, 92 from dihydropteridine reductase deficiency, 13 from pterin-4a-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency, 12 from GTP cyclohydrolase I deficiency, and 10 are still unclassified. The BIODEF database have tabulated the most common clinical and laboratory data related to hyperphenylalaninaemia and tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies. Additionally, there are data regarding treatment, outcome, and DNA analysis. Preliminary evaluation reveals that the degree of hyperphenylalaninaemia can vary from normal to 2500 mumol/L. Analyses of pterins in urine and measurement of dihydropteridine reductase activity from Guthrie cards are absolutely essential tests for accurate diagnosis. There is a regional (demographic) variation in the frequency of tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies indicating the highest incidence in Saudi Arabia, probably a consequence of the high consanguinity rate.

Synonyms: BIODEF

Resource Type: data or information resource, database

Keywords: ethnic, frequency, 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase deficiency, analysis, bh4, clinical, deficiency, demographic, diagnosis, dihydropteridine reductase deficiency, dna, gtp cyclohydrolase i deficiency, hyperphenylalaninaemia, measurement, neonatal, origin, outcome, pterin, pterin-4a-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency, sex, tetrahydrobiopterin, treatment, urine

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