Distal myoclonus and late onset in a large Dutch family with myoclonus-dystonia

E. M.J. Foncke; M. C.F. Gerrits; F. Van Ruissen; F. Baas; K. Hedrich; C. C. Tijssen; C. Klein; M. A.J. Tijssen

doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000242880.49051.1f

Distal myoclonus and late onset in a large Dutch family with myoclonus-dystonia

E. M.J. Foncke, M. C.F. Gerrits, F. Van Ruissen, F. Baas, K. Hedrich, C. C. Tijssen, C. Klein, M. A.J. Tijssen^*

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Abstract

We report a large myoclonus-dystonia (M-D) pedigree with a two-base pair deletion in Exon 5 of the epsilon-sarcoglycan gene. Three individuals had onset after age 40 years. Distal myoclonus of the arms was present in all 20 symptomatic mutation carriers. These findings expand the known phenotype of M-D and require revision of the current diagnostic criteria. Five of 14 asymptomatic mutation carriers who inherited the mutation from their mother showed minimal axial dystonia, arguing against a maternal imprinting mechanism.

Original language	English
Journal	Neurology
Volume	67
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	1677-1680
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0028-3878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000242880.49051.1f
Publication status	Published - 01.11.2006

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