Inherited myoclonus-dystonia: Evidence supporting genetic heterogeneity

Movement Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 106-110

  Grimes, D A ^a,b   Bulman, D ^a,b   St George Hyslop, P ^c,d   Lang, A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

D2 dopamine receptor; Dystonia; Myoclonus; Myoclonus dystonia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; HALOPERIDOL; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INHERITED MYOCLONUS DYSTONIA; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MYOCLONUS; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 0035241272     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(200101)16:1<106::AID-MDS1022>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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