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Is psychopathology part of the phenotypic spectrum of myoclonus-dystonia?: a study of a large Dutch M-D family.
Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology - 1 Jun 2009
Foncke Elisabeth M J, Cath Danielle, Zwinderman Koos, Smit Jan, Schmand Ben, Tijssen Marina
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BACKGROUND: Myoclonus-dystonia (M-D) is a movement disorder frequently caused by mutations in the epsilon-sarcoglycan gene (SGCE, DYT11). In several M-D families, psychiatric symptoms accompanying the motor symptoms have been reported, but a shared genetic etiology remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess neuropsychologic functioning and psychopathology in DYT11 mutation carriers (MC) and their family members using...
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