About AADC Deficiency

A little note to help you understand more about our cause and why your help is so important to us…

Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency is one of a group of rare pediatric neurotransmitter diseases (PND's). This means the brain lacks the ability to complete signals which instruct the body to move and function, for even the simplest of tasks.

Children with AADC Deficiency suffer profound and life threatening disabilities. With your help we will fund AADC Research to try and improve the current available treatment strategies or better still…develop a cure. AADC Deficiency Research is vital to the survival of children living with this disease.

Thank you for taking part in these wonderful walks in honor of AADC affected twins Sydney and Delaini and for helping to support this extremely worthy cause.

Definition of 'PND'

Pediatric Neurotransmitter Disease (PND) is an umbrella term for genetic disorders that affect the synthesis, metabolism and catabolism of neurotransmitters in children. These inborn errors of metabolism affect the central nervous system in children and if left untreated can lead to severely compromised neurological function. The symptoms of some pediatric neurotransmitter diseases can be completely treated whereas in other pediatric neurotransmitter diseases treatment can only sometimes improve quality of life.

Visit: www.aadcresearch.org or www.pndassoc.org to learn more about these devastating disorders.