DYT 6-A novel THAP1 mutation with excellent effect on pallidal DBS

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 924-925

  Jech, Robert ^a   Bareš, Martin ^b   Křepelová, Anna ^c   Urgošík, Dušan ^a,d   Havránková, Petra ^a   Růžička, Evžen ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYT 6 GENE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAP1 GENE;

ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DYSTONIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955136529     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23599     Document Type: Letter

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