Chorea-acanthocytosis: clinical and genetic findings in three families from the Arabian peninsula.

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Chorea-acanthocytosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. Its characteristics are orofacial dyskinesia, hyporeflexia, seizures, aberrant behavior, atrophy of the caudate and putamen, and acanthocytes in the blood with a normal level of lipoproteins. We describe three families with chorea-acanthocytosis. The inheritance pattern was recessive and the average age at onset was 27 years (range, 18-35 years). The...

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