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Dominantly transmitted focal dystonia in families of patients with musician's cramp.
Neurology - 22 Aug 2006
Schmidt A, Jabusch H-C, Altenmüller E, Hagenah J, Brüggemann N, Hedrich K, Saunders-Pullman R, Bressman S B, Kramer P L, Klein C
Abstract excerpt
Musician's dystonia is generally considered a sporadic disorder. We present three families with the index patient affected by musician's dystonia, but other forms of upper limb focal task-specific dystonia (FTSD), mainly writer's cramp, in seven relatives. Our results suggest a genetic contribution to FTSD with phenotypic variability, including musician's dystonia.
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