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Dopa-responsive dystonia and Tourette syndrome in a large Danish family.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2003
Romstad Anne, Dupont Erik, Krag-Olsen Bente, Østergaard Karen, Guldberg Per, Güttler Flemming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH) catalyzes the first step in the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). Autosomal dominantly inherited defects in the GTPCH gene (GCH1) cause a form of dystonia that is responsive to treatment with levodopa (dopa-responsive dystonia [DRD]). OBJECTIVE: To investigate molecular and clinical aspects of DRD in a large Danish family. METHODS: For analysis of...
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