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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2021

Combined dystonias: clinical and genetic updates.

Anne Weissbach, Gerard Saranza, Aloysius Domingo

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Childhood-Onset Myoclonus-Dystonia Due toTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
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  2. Pathogenic Variant in the 5'-Untranslated Region ofTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
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  3. The Pan African medical journal · 2024
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  7. Contemporary clinical neurophysiology applications in dystonia.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2021
    Review
  8. Untwisting dystonia: stepping-up genetics, shifting pathophysiology, and strategizing care.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anne WeissbachInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Gerard SaranzaEdmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease and the Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Aloysius DomingoCenter for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. adomingo1@mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USToronto Western Hospital · CAUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genetic combined dystonias are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurologic disorders defined by the overlap of dystonia and other movement disorders such as parkinsonism or myoclonus. The number of genes associated with combined dystonia syndromes has been increasing due to the wider recognition of clinical features and broader use of genetic testing. Nevertheless, these diseases are still rare and represent only a small subgroup among all dystonias. Dopa-responsive dystonia (DYT/PARK-GCH1), rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (DYT/PARK-ATP1A3), X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP, DYT/PARK-TAF1), and young-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (DYT/PARK-PRKRA) are monogenic combined dystonias accompanied by parkinsonian features. Meanwhile, MYC/DYT-SGCE and MYC/DYT-KCTD17 are characterized by dystonia in combination with myoclonus. In the past, common molecular pathways between these syndromes were the center of interest. Although the encoded proteins rather affect diverse cellular functions, recent neurophysiological evidence suggests similarities in the underlying mechanism in a subset. This review summarizes recent developments in the combined dystonias, focusing on clinico-genetic features and neurophysiologic findings. Disease-modifying therapies remain unavailable to date; an overview of symptomatic therapies for these disorders is also presented.

Indexed as

DystoniaDystonic DisordersGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedMovement DisordersParkinsonian DisordersHumansATP1A3DystoniaGCH1Myoclonus-dystoniaParkinsonismX-linked dystonia-parkinsonism

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PMID33099685
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