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ArticlePloS one2014

Genetic diagnosis of two dopa-responsive dystonia families by exome sequencing.

Zhan-fang Sun, Yu-han Zhang, Ji-feng Guo, Qi-ying Sun, Jun-pu Mei, Han-lin Zhou, Li-ping Guan, Jin-yong Tian, Zheng-mao Hu, Jia-da Li and 3 more

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  2. Dopa-responsive dystonia and phenotypes associated with TH gene variants: a systematic review and Mexican case series.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  3. Genetic Testing in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2023
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  5. Segawa syndrome caused byFrontiers in genetics · 2022
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13 authors.

Zhan-fang SunDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yu-han ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ji-feng GuoDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qi-ying SunDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jun-pu MeiBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Han-lin ZhouBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Li-ping GuanBGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Jin-yong TianDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zheng-mao HuState Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jia-da LiState Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Kun XiaState Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xin-xiang YanDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bei-sha TangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Hunan Province in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Central South University, Changsha, China; State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dopa-responsive dystonia, a rare disorder typically presenting in early childhood with lower limb dystonia and gait abnormality, responds well to levodopa. However, it is often misdiagnosed with the wide spectrum of phenotypes. By exome sequencing, we make a rapid genetic diagnosis for two atypical dopa-responsive dystonia pedigrees. One pedigree, presented with prominent parkinsonism, was misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease until a known mutation in GCH1 (GTP cyclohydrolase 1) gene (NM_000161.2: c.631_632delAT, p.Met211ValfsX38) was found. The other pedigree was detected with a new compound heterozygous mutation in TH (tyrosine hydroxylase) gene [(NM_000360.3: c.911C>T, p.Ala304Val) and (NM_000360.3: c.1358G>A, p.Arg453His)], whose proband, a pregnant woman, required a rapid and less-biased genetic diagnosis. In conclusion, we demonstrated that exome sequencing could provide a precise and rapid genetic testing in the diagnosis of Mendelian diseases, especially for diseases with wide phenotypes.

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Genetic TestingAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCell ExtractsChild, PreschoolDystonic DisordersExomeFemaleGTP CyclohydrolaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutant ProteinsMutationCell ExtractsGTP CyclohydrolaseMutant ProteinsTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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