Article
Is TOR1A a risk factor in adult-onset primary torsion dystonia?
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jun 2013
Groen Justus L, Ritz Katja, Tanck Michael W, van de Warrenburg Bart P, van Hilten Jacobus J, Aramideh Majid, Baas Frank, Tijssen Marina A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies of genetic association between TOR1A and adult-onset primary torsion dystonia have contradictory results. METHODS: The authors genotyped TOR1A single nucleotide polymorphisms rs1801968, rs2296793, rs1182 and rs3842225 in a cohort of clinically well characterized cervical dystonia patients (n=367) and constructed haplotypes. The authors systematically reviewed the published case-control TOR1A...
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