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Genetic background modulates the phenotype of a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Tanabe Lauren M, Martin Caitlin, Dauer William T
Abstract excerpt
DYT1 dystonia is a debilitating neurological disease characterized by involuntary twisting movements. The disease is caused by an in-frame deletion (GAG, "ΔE") mutation in the TOR1A gene that encodes the torsinA protein. Intriguingly, only 30% of mutation carriers exhibit motor symptoms despite the fact that functional brain imaging studies show abnormal brain metabolism in all carriers. Because genetic modifiers...
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