Impaired Motor Learning in Mice Expressing TorsinA with the DYT1 Dystonia Mutation

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Primary early-onset generalized dystonia is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a deletion (DeltaGAG) in the DYT1 gene encoding torsinA. The gene defect has incomplete penetrance, with approximately 30% of carriers developing clinically evident dystonia. We describe lines of transgenic mice that express either human mutant torsinA (hMT) or human wild-type (hWT) torsinA. All mice demonstrated moderately...

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