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Genetic screening of THAP1 in primary dystonia patients of India.
Neuroscience letters - 10 Jan 2017
Giri Subhajit, Naiya Tufan, Equbal Zaffar, Sankhla Charulata Savant, Das Shyamal Kumar, Ray Kunal, Ray Jharna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary Dystonia is a common movement disorder manifested by dystonic symptoms only. DYT6, a major genetic factor, plays a significant role in primary pure dystonia pathogenesis. In this study we analyzed THAP1 (DYT 6) gene in primary pure dystonia patients, which has been widely studied in other populations but not in Indians. METHODS: The study cohort contained 227 index primary pure dystonia...
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