H.R. No. 1213
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC)
  Deficiency Awareness Day is being observed to focus attention on
  this rare disease and to help educate the community, physicians,
  and specialists about its symptoms to facilitate early detection;
  and
         WHEREAS, AADC Deficiency is a rare genetic neurological
  disease, and there have been approximately 200 cases of AADC
  Deficiency reported worldwide; and
         WHEREAS, AADC Deficiency is a life-limiting, severely
  debilitating condition that significantly impacts a patient's
  development, motor skills, growth, cognition, and language skills;
  and
         WHEREAS, The disease results from an inherited genetic
  mutation that causes patients to lack the AADC enzyme that is
  required to create dopamine; without dopamine, patients can never
  achieve motor milestones like holding their heads up, sitting, and
  standing and are unable to develop the ability to communicate or to
  meet the most basic of life's needs; and
         WHEREAS, Patients with AADC Deficiency often have low muscle
  tone that is unexplained and does not improve; such patients also
  suffer from involuntary eye movements and developmental delays;
  AADC Deficiency is often mistaken for other diseases like cerebral
  palsy, epilepsy, or autism; and
         WHEREAS, Patients are diagnosed with AADC Deficiency through
  genetic and other biochemical tests; and
         WHEREAS, AADC Deficiency Awareness Day serves as a vital
  means of helping inform the public and the medical community about
  the condition, and this awareness can help patients who may be
  experiencing the symptoms of AADC to receive appropriate treatment;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize AADC Deficiency Awareness Day and
  encourage Texans to learn more about the disease.
 
  Oliverson
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1213 was adopted by the House on May
  6, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House