Genetic and clinical features of primary torsion dystonia

LJ Ozelius, SB Bressman - Neurobiology of disease, 2011 - Elsevier
LJ Ozelius, SB Bressman
Neurobiology of disease, 2011Elsevier
Primary torsion dystonia (PTD) is defined as a syndrome in which dystonia is the only
clinical sign (except for tremor), and there is no evidence of neuronal degeneration or an
acquired cause by history or routine laboratory assessment. Seven different loci have been
recognized for PTD but only two of the genes have been identified. In this review we will
describe the phenotypes associated with these loci and discuss the responsible gene. This
article is part of a Special Issue entitled “Advances in dystonia”.
Primary torsion dystonia (PTD) is defined as a syndrome in which dystonia is the only clinical sign (except for tremor), and there is no evidence of neuronal degeneration or an acquired cause by history or routine laboratory assessment. Seven different loci have been recognized for PTD but only two of the genes have been identified. In this review we will describe the phenotypes associated with these loci and discuss the responsible gene. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled “Advances in dystonia”.
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