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Myoclonus in a patient with a deletion of the epsilon-sarcoglycan locus on chromosome 7q21.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Aug 2003
DeBerardinis Ralph J, Conforto Danielle, Russell Karen, Kaplan Jennifer, Kollros Peter R, Zackai Elaine H, Emanuel Beverly S
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant myoclonus-dystonia syndrome (MDS) is characterized by myoclonic and/or dystonic movements with onset as early as infancy. In most families, MDS is caused by mutations in the gene SGCE, which encodes epsilon -sarcoglycan and is located on chromosome 7q21. Data from several sources, including multi-generation pedigrees revealing parent-of-origin effects on MDS penetrance, suggest that SGCE is...
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