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Abnormal striatal and thalamic dopamine neurotransmission: Genotype-related features of dystonia.
Neurology - 16 Jun 2009
Carbon M, Niethammer M, Peng S, Raymond D, Dhawan V, Chaly T, Ma Y, Bressman S, Eidelberg D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether changes in D(2) receptor availability are present in carriers of genetic mutations for primary dystonia. METHODS: Manifesting and nonmanifesting carriers of the DYT1 and DYT6 dystonia mutations were scanned with [(11)C] raclopride (RAC) and PET. Measures of D(2) receptor availability in the caudate nucleus and putamen were determined using an automated region-of-interest approach....
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