Just when we thought life was returning to normal, Bangkok decided we needed a swimming pool outside our front door. Our daughter, Rylae-Ann, had just returned to school after recovering from a lung infection and severe bronchitis. After several days at home, she was finally feeling better…
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One of the less glamorous benefits of returning to school is apparently getting access to every germ circulating among children. Our daughter, Rylae-Ann, was born with aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that affects the brain’s ability to produce important neurotransmitters such as…
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Nearly seven years ago, my wife, Judy, and I handed our daughter over to a surgical team in Taiwan for an experimental gene therapy. It was November 2019. Rylae-Ann was 18 months old and living with aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase, or AADC, deficiency. We had spent months…
Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is a genetic and neurometabolic disease that affects the nervous system. Learn more about the disease here.
AADC deficiency can affect many aspects of a person’s life, including mobility, breathing, sleeping, and eating. Learn more here about different ways to manage the condition, adapt, and handle everyday tasks.
There is not yet a cure for AADC deficiency, but there are approved treatments that can help manage the condition, as well as experimental treatments in the pipeline. Learn more about treating the disease here.
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