Alternative titles and symbols : Torsion dystonia, adult-onset, mixed type;
Description : Dystonia-6 is an autosomal dominant movement disorder characterized by early involvement
of craniofacial muscles with secondary generalization often involving the arms, and
laryngeal dystonia that causes speech difficulties (review by Djarmati et al., 2009).
Blanchard et al. (2011) provided a review of dystonia-6 and the THAP1 gene.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the THAP domain-containing protein 1 gene (THAP1, 609520.0001);