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Mutation screening of the DYT6/THAP1 gene in Italy.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Dec 2009
Bonetti Monica, Barzaghi Chiara, Brancati Francesco, Ferraris Alessandro, Bellacchio Emanuele, Giovanetti Alessandro, Ialongo Tamara, Zorzi Giovanna, Piano Carla, Petracca Martina, Albanese Alberto, Nardocci Nardo, Dallapiccola Bruno, Bentivoglio Anna Rita, Garavaglia Barbara, Valente Enza Maria
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the THAP1 gene on chromosome 8p21-p22 (DYT6 locus) have been recently reported as causative of autosomal dominant primary torsion dystonia (PTD) in four Amish-Mennonite families and in 12 additional probands of different ancestry. We sequenced the THAP1 gene in 158 patients with DYT1...
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