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Preferred Label : Dystonia 1, torsion, autosomal dominant;

Symbol : DYT1;

CISMeF acronym : DYT1;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : Early-onset torsion dystonia; EOTD; Dystonia musculorum deformans 1;

Description : 'Dystonia' describes a neurologic condition characterized by involuntary, sustained muscle contractions affecting one or more sites of the body; 'torsion' refers to the twisting nature of body movements observed in dystonia. Dystonia has been classified as primary (dystonia as the sole or major symptom) or secondary (a symptom of another disorder), and by age of onset, muscle groups affected, and mode of inheritance (Muller and Kupke, 1990; Nemeth, 2002). See also DYT2 (224500) for reports of a similar disorder that shows autosomal recessive inheritance.;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;

Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the torsion dystonia-1 gene (DYT1, 605204.0001).;

Prefixed ID : #128100;

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