By Medical Journal
Berkowitz D. H. and Ganesh A. (2006) Combined general and regional anesthetic in a child with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Anesthesia and Analgesia 103,1630-1631. Free full text available
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Gücüyener, K., Kasapkara, C. S., Tümer, L. and Verbeek, M. M. (2014) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: A new case from Turkey with a novel mutation. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 17, 234–6. Free full text available
Chang Y. T., Sharma R., Marsh J. L., McPherson J. D., Bedell J. A., Knust A., Brautigam C., Hoffmann G. F. and Hyland K. (2004) Levodopa-responsive aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Annals of Neurology 55, 435-438.
Swoboda K. J., Saul J. P., McKenna C. E., Speller N. B. and Hyland K. (2003) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: overview of clinical features and outcomes. Annals of Neurology 54 Suppl 6, S49-S55.
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Bertoldi, M. (2014) Mammalian dopa decarboxylase: structure, catalytic activity and inhibition. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 546, 1–7.
Dai, L., Ding, C. & Fang, F. (2018) A novel DDC gene deletion mutation in two Chinese mainland siblings with aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Brain Dev.
Kojima, K., Anzai, R., Ohba, C., Goto, T., Miyauchi, A., Thöny, B., Saitsu, H., Matsumoto, N., Osaka, H. & Yamagata, T. 2016. A female case of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency responsive to MAO-B inhibition. Brain Dev, 38, 959-963.
Ide S., Sasaki M., Kato M., Shiihara T., Kinoshita S., Takahashi J. and Goto Y. (2010) Abnormal glucose metabolism in aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Brain & Development 32, 506-510.
Hyland K. and Clayton P. T. (1992) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: diagnostic methodology. Clinincal Chemistry 38, 2405-2410. Free full text available
Chen, P.-W., Lee, N.-C., Chien, Y.-H., Wu, J.-Y., Wang, P.-C. and Hwu, W.-L. (2014) Diagnosis of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency by measuring 3-O-methyldopa concentrations in dried blood spots. Clinica Chimica Acta 431, 19–22.
Lee H. H. C., Lai C. K., Siu T. S., Chan K. Y., Yau E. K. C., Mak C. M., Yuen Y. P., Chan A. Y. W., Tam S. and Lam C. W. (2010) Modified clinical protocol for the investigations of dystonia: non-invasive biochemical diagnosis of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in Chinese. Clinica Chimica Acta 411, 908-909.
Lee, H.-C. H., Lai, C.-K., Yau, K.-C. E., Siu, T.-S., Mak, C. M., Yuen, Y.-P. and Chan, A. Y.-W. (2012) Non-invasive urinary screening for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in high-prevalence areas: a pilot study. Clinica Chimica Acta 413, 126–30.
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
Pearl P. L., Wallis D. D. and Gibson K. M. (2004) Pediatric neurotransmitter diseases. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 4, 147-152.
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Ito S., Nakayama T., Ide S., Ito Y., Oguni H., Goto Y. and Osawa M. (2008) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency associated with epilepsy mimicking non-epileptic involuntary movements. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 50, 876-878.
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Hsieh H. J., Lin S. H. and Liu H. M. (2005) Visualisation of impaired dopamine biosynthesis in a case of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency by co-registered F-18-FDOPA PET and magnetic resonance imaging. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 32, 517.
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
Lee H. F., Tsai C. R., Chi C. S., Chang T. M. and Lee H. J. (2009) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in Taiwan. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 13, 135-140.
Chen, H.-F., Chang, S.-P., Wu, S.-H., Lin, W.-H., Lee, Y.-C., Ni, Y.-H. and Chen, M. (2014) Validating a rapid, real-time, PCR-based direct mutation detection assay for preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Gene 548, 299–305.
Handbook of Clinical Neurology
Pearl, P. L. (2013) Monoamine neurotransmitter deficiencies. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 113, 1819–25.
Lee, L. K., Cheung, K. M., Cheng, W. W., Ko, C. H., Lee, H. H. C., Ching, C. K. and Mak, C. M. (2014) A rare cause of severe diarrhoea diagnosed by urine metabolic screening: aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Hong Kong Medical Journal 20, 161–4. Free full text available
Lee, W. T., Lin, J. H., Weng, W. C. & Peng, S. S. (2017) Microstructural changes of brain in patients with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Hum Brain Mapp, 38, 1532-1540.
Caine, C., Shohat, M., Kim, J. K., Nakanishi, K., Homma, S., Mosharov, E. V. & Monani, U. R. (2017) A pathogenic S250F missense mutation results in a mouse model of mild aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. Hum Mol Genet, 26, 4406-4415.
Montioli, R., Dindo, M., Giorgetti, A., Piccoli, S., Cellini, B. and Voltattorni, C. B. (2014) A comprehensive picture of the mutations associated with aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: from molecular mechanisms to therapy implications. Human Molecular Genetics 23, 5429–40.
Montioli, R., Oppici, E., Cellini, B., Roncador, A., Dindo, M. and Voltattorni, C. B. (2013) S250F variant associated with aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: molecular defects and intracellular rescue by pyridoxine. Human Molecular Genetics 22, 1615–24. Free full text available
Haavik J., Blau N. and Thony B. (2008) Mutations in human monoamine-related neurotransmitter pathway genes. Human Mutation 29, 891-902.
Tsai, C. R., Lee, H. F., Chi, C. S., Yang, M. T. & Hsu, C. C. (2018) Antisense oligonucleotides modulate dopa decarboxylase function in aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Hum Mutat, 39, 2072-2082.
IUBMB Life
Montioli, R., Janson, G., Paiardini, A., Bertoldi, M. & Borri Voltattorni, C. (2018) Heterozygosis in aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: Evidence for a positive interallelic complementation between R347Q and R358H mutations. IUBMB Life, 70, 215-223.
Helman, G., Pappa, M. B. and Pearl, P. L. (2014) Widening Phenotypic Spectrum of AADC Deficiency, a Disorder of Dopamine and Serotonin Synthesis. JIMD Reports 17, 23–7. Free full text available
Hwu, W. L., Chien, Y. H., Lee, N. C. & Li, M. H. (2018) Natural History of Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency in Taiwan. JIMD Rep, 40, 1-6.
Leuzzi, V., Mastrangelo, M., Polizzi, A., Artiola, C., van Kuilenburg, A. B. P., Carducci, C. and Carducci, C. (2015) Report of two never treated adult sisters with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: a portrait of the natural history of the disease or an expanding phenotype? JIMD Reports 15, 39–45. Free full text available
Spitz, M. A., Nguyen, M. A., Roche, S., Heron, B., Milh, M., De Lonlay, P., Lion-François, L., Testard, H., Napuri, S., Barth, M., Fournier-Favre, S., Christa, L., Vianey-Saban, C., Corne, C. & Roubertie, A. (2017) Chronic Diarrhea in L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency: A Prominent Clinical Finding Among a Series of Ten French Patients. JIMD Rep, 31, 85-93.
Wassenberg, T., Monnens, L. A. H., Geurtz, B. P. B. H., Wevers, R. A., Verbeek, M. M. and Willemsen, M. A. A. P. (2012) The paradox of hyperdopaminuria in aromatic L-amino acid deficiency explained. JIMD Reports 4, 39–45. Free full text available
Wojtowicz P., Zrostlikova J., Kovalczuk T., Schurek J. and Adam T. (2010) Evaluation of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the diagnosis of inherited metabolic disorders using an automated data processing strategy. Journal of Chromatography A 1217, 8054-8061.
Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
Alfadhel, M., and Kattan, R. (2014) Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency not responding to pyridoxine and bromocriptine therapy: case report and review of response to treatment. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease 6, 1–5. Free full text available
Maller A., Hyland K., Milstien S., Biaggioni I. and Butler I. J. (1997) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: Clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of a second family. Journal of Child Neurology 12, 349-354.
Pearl P. L., Taylor J. L., Trzcinski S. and Sokohl A. (2007) The pediatric neurotransmitter disorders. Journal of Child Neurology 22, 606-616.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Arnoux, J.-B., Damaj, L., Napuri, S., Serre, V., Hubert, L., Cadoudal, M. and de Lonlay, P. (2013) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency is a cause of long-fasting hypoglycemia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 98, 4279–84. Free full text available
Abeling N. G. G. M., Brautigam C., Hoffmann G. F., Barth P. G., Wevers R. A., Jaeken J., Fiumara A., Knust A. and van Gennip A. H. (2000) Pathobiochemical implications of hyperdopaminuria in patients with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 23, 325-328.
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
Abeling N. G. G. M., van Gennip A. H., Barth P. G., van Cruchten A., Westra M. and Wijburg F. A. (1998) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: A new case with a mild clinical presentation and unexpected laboratory findings. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 21, 240-242.
Brautigam C., Wevers R. A., Hyland K., Sharma R. K., Knust A. and Hoffmann G. F. (2000) The influence of L-dopa on methylation capacity in aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: Biochemical findings in two patients. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 23, 321-324.
Hyland K. and Clayton P. T. (1990) Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in twins. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 13, 301-304.
Lee W. T., Weng W. C. Peng S. F. and Tzen K. Y. (2009) Neuroimaging findings in children with paediatric neurotransmitter diseases. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 32, 361-370.
Manegold C., Hoffmann G. F., Degen I., Ikonomidou H., Knust A., Laass M. W., Pritsch M., Wilichowski E. and Horster F. (2009) Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: clinical features, drug therapy and follow-up. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 32,371-380.
Montioli, R., Cellini, B. and Borri Voltattorni, C. (2011) Molecular insights into the pathogenicity of variants associated with the aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 34, 1213–24.
Marecos, C., Ng, J. and Kurian, M. A. (2014) What is new for monoamine neurotransmitter disorders? Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 37, 619–26.
Allen G. F. G., Neergheen V., Oppenheim M., Fitzgerald J. C., Footitt E., Hyland K., Clayton P. T., Land J. M. and Heales S. J. R. (2010) Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate deficiency causes a loss of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase in patients and human neuroblastoma cells, implications for aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase and vitamin B-6 deficiency states. Journal of Neurochemistry 114, 87-96.
Hyland K. (2007) Inherited disorders affecting dopamine and serotonin: Critical neurotransmitters derived from aromatic amino acids. Journal of Nutrition 137, 1568S-1572S. Free full text available
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Chien, Y. H., Lee, N. C., Tseng, S. H., Tai, C. H., Muramatsu, S. I., Byrne, B. J. & Hwu, W. L. (2017) Efficacy and safety of AAV2 gene therapy in children with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency: an open-label, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 1, 265-273.
Wiznitzer, M. (2017) Gene therapy for children with AADC deficiency. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 1, 250-251.
Portaro, S., Gugliandolo, A., Scionti, D., Cammaroto, S., Morabito, R., Leonardi, S., Fraggetta, F., Bramanti, P. & Mazzon, E. (2018) When dysphoria is not a primary mental state: A case report of the role of the aromatic L-aminoacid decarboxylase. Medicine (Baltimore), 97, e10953.
Molecular Therapy, Methods & Clinical Development
San Sebastian, W., Kells, A. P., Bringas, J., Samaranch, L., Hadaczek, P., Ciesielska, A. and Bankiewicz, K. S. (2014) Safety and tolerability of MRI-guided infusion of AAV2-hAADC into the mid-brain of non-human primate. Molecular Therapy. Methods & Clinical Development 3, 14049. Free full text available
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Science Translational Medicine
Hwu, W.-L., Muramatsu, S., Tseng, S.-H., Tzen, K.-Y., Lee, N.-C., Chien, Y.-H. and Wu, R.-M. (2012) Gene therapy for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Science Translational Medicine 4, 134ra61.
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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