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A family with X-linked dystonia-deafness syndrome with a novel mutation of the DDP gene.
Archives of neurology - 1 Jun 2001
Ujike H, Tanabe Y, Takehisa Y, Hayabara T, Kuroda S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: X-linked dystonia-deafness syndrome (DDS) is characterized by early-onset deafness followed by progressive dystonia in adulthood. Only 4 families with the syndrome have been reported, and all were white. OBJECTIVE: To describe the first nonwhite family with X-linked DDS, involving 5 affected males in 4 generations. RESULTS: Clinical features of the family members, who were Japanese, were mostly...
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