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Mutations in TITF-1 are associated with benign hereditary chorea.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Apr 2002
Breedveld Guido J, van Dongen Jeroen W F, Danesino Cesare, Guala Andrea, Percy Alan K, Dure Leon S, Harper Peter, Lazarou Lazarus P, van der Linde Herma, Joosse Marijke, Grüters Annette, MacDonald Marcy E, de Vries Bert B A, Arts Willem Frans M, Oostra Ben A, Krude Heiko, Heutink Peter
Abstract excerpt
Benign hereditary chorea (BHC) (MIM 118700) is an autosomal dominant movement disorder. The early onset of symptoms (usually before the age of 5 years) and the observation that in some BHC families the symptoms tend to decrease in adulthood suggests that the disorder results from a developmental disturbance of the brain. In contrast to Huntington disease (MIM 143100), BHC is non-progressive and patients have...
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