DYT13: Familial cranio-cervical dystonia

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

DYT13: Familial cranio-cervical dystonia. This is caused by mutations in chromosome 1. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Genetics

  • This is caused by mutations in chromosome 1
  • The transmission is autosomal dominant
  • It typically presents with cranio-cervical dystonia

Clinical feature

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References

  1. Bentivoglio AR, Del Grosso N, Albanese A, Cassetta E, Tonali P, Frontali M. Non-DYT1 dystonia in a large Italian family. JNNP 1997; 62:357-360.
  2. Valente EM, Bentivoglio AR, Cassetta E, et al. DYT13, a novel primary torsion dystonia locus, maps to chromosome 1p36.13--36.32 in an Italian family with cranial-cervical or upper limb onset. Ann Neurol 2001; 49:362-366.

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