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Autonomic failures in Perry syndrome with DCTN1 mutation.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Nov 2010
Ohshima Sachiko, Tsuboi Yoshio, Yamamoto Akifumi, Kawakami Masato, Farrer Matthew J, Kira Jun-ichi, Shii Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
Perry syndrome is a familial parkinsonism associated with central hypoventilation, mental depression, and weight loss. Previously, this very rare syndrome has been reported in only 7 families worldwide including in one Japanese family. We recently identified an additional family with Perry syndrome with DCTN1 mutation residing in Japan. The pedigree contains 19 family members spanning three generations, with four...
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