Primary torsion dystonia: The search for genes is not over

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-397

  Jarman, P R ^a   Del Grosso, N ^b   Valente, E M ^a   Leube, B ^c   Cassetta, E ^d   Bentivoglio, A R ^d   Waddy, H M ^e   Uitti, R J ^f   Maraganore, D M ^g   Albanese, A ^d   Frontali, M ^b   Auburger, G ^c   Bressman, S B ^h   Wood, N W ^a   Nygaard, T G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Primary torsion dystonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION DYSTONIA; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0032805428     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.3.395     Document Type: Article

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