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This chapter deals primarily with inborn errors of neurotransmitter metabolism. Defects of their receptors and transporters – and disorders involving vitamine B6 (pyridoxine) and its derivative, pyridoxal phosphate, a co-factor required for the synthesis of several neurotransmitters – are also discussed. Three defects of GABA catabolism have been reported: GABA transaminase deficiency(which is very rare, severe and untreatable), succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency, and homocarnosinosis (◘ Fig. 29.1).
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García-Cazorla, À., Gibson, K., Clayton, P.T. (2012). Disorders of Neurotransmission. In: Saudubray, JM., van den Berghe, G., Walter, J.H. (eds) Inborn Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15720-2_29
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