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Autosomal-dominant guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency with novel mutations.
Pediatric neurology - 1 May 2008
Yum Mi-Sun, Ko Tae-Sung, Yoo Han-Wook, Chung Sun-Ju
Abstract excerpt
Dopa-responsive dystonia in children, including guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency, is an important subcategory of treatable dystonia characterized by a dramatic, sustained response to levodopa. Early diagnosis is difficult, however, because of the heterogeneity of the clinical phenotype. We report on two Korean children affected with dopa-responsive dystonia caused by a novel missense mutation of...
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