Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency: A very rare disorder involving a deficiency of dopamine beta-hydroxylase which affects production of noradrenaline and adrenaline and results in symptoms such as low blood pressure on standing, droopy eyelids and stuffy nose. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency is available below.
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Prognosis for Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency: symptoms tend to become worse during adolescence and early adulthood
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Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency, or a subtype of Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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