Low prevalence of PANK2 mutations in Brazilian patients with early onset generalised dystonia and basal ganglia abnormalities on MRI

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;82(9):1059-60. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.200808. Epub 2010 Jun 15.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / epidemiology
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / genetics*
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / pathology*
  • Brain Chemistry
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dystonic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Dystonic Disorders / genetics
  • Female
  • Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System / epidemiology
  • Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System / genetics
  • Humans
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / genetics*
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Iron
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • pantothenate kinase