Early-onset primary torsional dystonia in a 4-generation Chinese family with a mutation in the DYT1 gene

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 873-876

  Yeung, Wai Lan ^a   Lam, Ching Wan ^a   Cheng, Wai Tsoi ^a   Sin, Ngai Chuen ^a   Wong, Wing Kin ^a   Wong, Chun Nei ^b   Tse, Ka Ming ^c   Fok, Tai Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c St Teresa's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Dystonia; DYT1 gene; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BACLOFEN; BINDING PROTEIN; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GUANINE; PROTEIN DYT1; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TORSION DYSTONIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

CHILD; DYSTONIA MUSCULORUM DEFORMANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 19944411168     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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