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Molecular-genetic analysis of torsion dystonia in Russia
Authors:Markova E D  Slominskiĭ P A  Illarioshkin S N  Miklina N I  Shadrina M I  Popova S N  Limborskaia S A  Ivanova-Smolenskaia I A
Affiliation:Institute of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:For the first time in Russia, analysis of the GCH-I and DYT1 genes was carried out for the purpose of direct DNA diagnostics in families with various forms of hereditary torsion dystonia (TD). Four new missense mutations (Met102Lys, Thr94Lys, Cys141Trp, and Ser176Thr) in the GCH-I gene were found in patients with dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD), testifying to a genetic heterogeneity of this clinical form of TD. The distribution of the major del GAG mutation in exon 5 of the DYT1 gene was studied in patients with non-dopa-responsive dystonia (NDRD). In total, the mutation was found in 68% of the patients. The frequency of this mutation in Ashkenazi Jews with NDRD was 100% (twice higher than in Slavonic families), suggesting the founder effect reported for NDRD in this ethnic group. Mutations of the GCH-I and DYT1 genes were also found in patients with atypical and questionable cases of TD, which are difficult to diagnose with methods other than DNA analysis. The data obtained made it possible to extend the spectrum of clinical signs of DRD and NDRD and to revise the views on true penetrance of the corresponding mutant genes, which is important for medical genetic counseling in affected families.
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