Alcohol-responsive myoclonic dystonia in a large family: dominant inheritance and phenotypic variation.

doi:10.1002/mds.870050403

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Alcohol-responsive myoclonic dystonia in a large family: dominant inheritance and phenotypic variation.

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jan 1990

Kyllerman M, Forsgren L, Sanner G, Holmgren G, Wahlström J, Drugge U

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Alcohol-responsive myoclonic dystonia is reported in 26 individuals in a six-generation family, thus indicating autosomal dominant inheritance. Twenty affected family members aged between 3 and 56 years were examined on one occasion. Myoclonus in arms, shoulder, and neck distribution was seen in...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Child
Child, Preschool
Dystonia
Ethanol
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Myoclonus
Neurologic Examination

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PMID: 2259350
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870050403

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