a defect in serum carnosinase causes accumulation of the brain specific dipeptide homocarnosine (hca), in the csf and brain. symptoms include hypotonia, mental retardation, retinitis pigmentosa and spastic diplegia/quadriplegia.
Parent Term
Biochemical pathway
Parent Definition
A linked series of chemical reactions that occur in a defined order within or between organism cells, and lead to a known function or end product.