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Autosomal dominant dystonia-plus with cerebral calcifications.
Neurology - 22 Aug 2006
Wszolek Z K, Baba Y, Mackenzie I R, Uitti R J, Strongosky A J, Broderick D F, Baker M C, Melquist S, Hutton M L, Tsuboi Y, Allanson J E, Carr J, Kumar A, Calne S M, Miklossy J, McGeer P L, Calne D B, Stoessl A J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To report genealogic, clinical, imaging, neuropathologic, and genetic data from a Canadian kindred with dystonia and brain calcinosis originally described in 1985. METHODS: The authors performed clinical examinations and CT and PET studies of the head and analyzed blood samples. One autopsy was performed. RESULTS: The family tree was expanded to 166 individuals. No individuals were newly affected with...
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