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Paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis: tight linkage to chromosome 2q.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 1996
Fink J K, Rainer S, Wilkowski J, Jones S M, Kume A, Hedera P, Albin R, Mathay J, Girbach L, Varvil T, Otterud B, Leppert M
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis (PDC) is characterized by attacks of involuntary movements that last up to several hours and occur at rest both spontaneously and following caffeine or alcohol consumption. We analyzed a Polish-American kindred with autosomal dominant PDC and identified tight linkage between the disorder and microsatellite markers on chromosome 2q (maximum two-point LOD score 4.77;...
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