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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for dopa
  1. ... tyrosine is converted into a molecule called L-dopa. The AADC enzyme then removes a molecular structure ... oxygen atoms, and a hydrogen atom) from L-dopa, creating dopamine. A similar process is used to ...
  2. ... the SPR gene have been found to cause dopa-responsive dystonia. This condition is characterized by a ... responds to treatment with a medication called L-Dopa. Dopa-responsive dystonia can be caused by mutations ...
  3. ... the GCH1 gene have been found to cause dopa-responsive dystonia. This condition is characterized by a ... responds to treatment with a medication called L-Dopa. Dopa-responsive dystonia results when one copy of ...
  4. ... protein building block (amino acid) tyrosine to L-DOPA, which can then be converted to dopamine. Other ... have been found to cause a form of dopa-responsive dystonia called TH-deficient dopa-responsive dystonia. ...