Genetics of essential tremor: from phenotype to genes, insights from both human and mouse studies.

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Essential tremor (ET) is a prevalent neurological disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of an action tremor that occurs during voluntary motion and affects primarily the upper limbs. The worldwide prevalence of the disease in the general population is 0.9%, increasing to 4.6% in individuals ≥65 years old. Standard pharmaceutical treatments are only moderately effective, reducing tremor...

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