Genetics and treatment of dystonia.

Abstract excerpt

The torsion dystonias encompass a broad collection of etiologic subtypes, often divided into primary and secondary classes. Tremendous advances have been made in uncovering the genetic basis of dystonia, including discovery of a gene causing early onset primary torsion dystonia-a GAG deletion in exon 5 of the DYT1 gene that encodes torsinA. Although the exact function of torsinA remains elusive, evidence suggests...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Parkinsonian Disorders
• Share to Myoclonus
• Share to Age of Onset