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Genetic Contribution to Idiopathic Adult-Onset Blepharospasm and Cranial-Cervical Dystonia
12 Feb 2008
Abstract excerpt
A family study in 29 patients with idiopathic adult-onset blepharospasm (n = 16) and cranial-cervical dystonia (n = 13) was undertaken by examining 189 first-degree relatives. Six relatives with dystonia were identified in 6 families. A further 3 affected relatives, now deceased, were from 2 other families. All the secondary cases were parents or siblings. There was a tendency for affected relatives to have the...
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