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A novel intronic mutation in the DDP1 gene in a family with X-linked dystonia-deafness syndrome.
Archives of neurology - 1 Feb 2005
Ezquerra Mario, Campdelacreu Jaume, Muñoz Esteban, Tolosa Eduardo, Martí María J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: X-linked dystonia-deafness syndrome (Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome) is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by hearing loss and dystonia. So far, 7 mutations in the coding region of the DDP1 gene have been described. They consist of frameshift, nonsense, missense mutations or deletions. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of mutations in the DDP1 gene in a family with dystonia-deafness...
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