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Dopa-responsive dystonia presenting as delayed and awkward gait.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Apr 2008
Cheyette Benjamin N R, Cheyette Sarah N R, Cusmano-Ozog Kristina, Enns Gregory M
Abstract excerpt
Dopa-responsive dystonia is a hereditary disease characterized by inadequate dopamine production. Autosomal-dominant cases result from mutations in the GCH1 gene, encoding guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-cyclohydrolase 1. The most common presenting manifestation is dystonia of a lower extremity, oft...
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