Dystonia.

doi:10.1097/00019052-199808000-00013

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Dystonia.

Current opinion in neurology - 1 Aug 1998

Bressman S B

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Many different disorders have dystonia as the only or primary sign. The list of causes for dystonia increases yearly and now includes three mapped loci for primary torsion dystonia, although other susceptibility genes are suspected. Study of one of these primary torsion dystonia loci (DYT1) has c...

Topics

Age of Onset
Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Dopamine Agents
Dystonia
Dystonia Musculorum Deformans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans

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