Phenocopies in a large GCH1 mutation positive family with dopa responsive dystonia: Confusing the picture?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 801-804

  Grimes, D A ^a   Barclay, C L ^a   Duff, J ^b   Furukawa, Y ^c   Lang, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036266154     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.6.801     Document Type: Article

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