Genetic testing for early-onset torsion dystonia (DYT1): Introduction of a simple screening method, experiences from testing of a large patient cohort, and ethical aspects

Genetic Testing

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-328

  Klein, Christine ^a   Friedman, Jennifer ^a   Bressman, Susan ^b   Vieregge, Peter ^c   Brin, Mitchell F ^d   Pramstaller, Peter P ^e   De Leon, Deborah ^b   Hagenah, Johann ^c   Sieberer, Marcel ^c   Fleet, Christina ^a   Kiely, Rosemary ^a   Xin, Winnie ^a   Breakefield, Xandra O ^a   Ozelius, Laurie J ^a,f   Sims, Katherine B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; TORSION DYSTONIA;

EID: 0033454086     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.1999.3.323     Document Type: Article

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