Article
Primary torsion dystonia due to the Tor1A GAG deletion in an Irish family.
Irish journal of medical science - 1 Jan 2000
O'Riordan S, Cockburn D, Barton D, Lynch T, Hutchinson M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Early, limb-onset primary torsion dystonia (PTD) is commonly due to a trinucleotide GAG deletion in the TOR1A (DYT1) gene on chromosome 9q34. The majority of carriers of this mutation conform to a characteristic phenotype that is similar in different ethnic populations. AIM: To describe the clinical features of affected members of a large Irish family with PTD due to the TOR1A deletion. METHODS:...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
