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DYT1 mutation in a cohort of Taiwanese primary dystonias.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jan 2006
Lin Yen-Wen, Chang Hsiu-Chen, Chou Yah-Huei Wu, Chen Rou-Shayn, Hsu Wen-Chi, Wu Wen-Shiang, Weng Yi-Hsin, Lu Chin-Song
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the DYT1 gene mutation in Chinese ethnic, we examined a series of 200 patients with primary dystonias (11 familial and 189 sporadic), 53 of their asymptomatic relatives, 97 patients with familial or early-onset parkinsonism, and 200 healthy subjects. The GAG deletion at codon 946 was only found in three sporadic dystonia patients and seven of their asymptomatic familial members. The frequency of...
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