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Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism: Linkage to chromosome 19q13
1 Aug 1999
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Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RPD) is an autosomal dominant movement disorder characterized by sudden onset of persistent dystonia and parkinsonism, generally during adolescence or early adulthood. Symptoms evolve over hours or days, and generally stabilize within a few weeks, with slow or no progression. Other features include little or no response to L-dopa, and low levels of homovanillic acid in the...
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