The Canadian Movement Disorder Group
Genetics of Dystonia

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation - Canadian

www.dystoniacanada.org/

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation - American

www.dystonia-foundation.org/

NIH Dystonia Links through "Gene tests"

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/review/disease/dystonia?db=genetests&search_param=contains

National Institute of Health Reference

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1155/

A Dystonia Registry

www.dipregistry.com/

Type dystonia in the phenotype full search at "Gene Atlas"

genatlas.medecine.univ-paris5.fr/

Search Gene Cards.org for more information

www.genecards.org/

Gene

Location

Designation

 Mode of Inheritance

Clinical Characteristics

DYT-1  (TOR1A)

9q34

Early Onset Primary Dystonia

Autosomal Dominant

Early-onset, Starts in a limb in most cases, and spreads to other body parts

DYT-2

Reserved

Autosomal Recessive Primary

Autosomal Recessive

Early-onset, generalised or segmental primary torsion dystonia

DYT-3 TAF1

Xq13.1

X-Linked Dyst-Parkinsonism: "Lubag"

X-Linked

Segmental or generalised dystonia with concurrent or subsequent parkinsonism in about 50% of cases

DYT-4

Reserved

"Non-DYT1" Primary

Autosomal Dominant

Whispering Dysphonia Reported in one large Australian family

DYT-5      A (GCH1) B (TH)

14q22.1-q22.2

   Dopa Responsive Dystonia; Segawa Syndrome

A is Autosomal Dominant / B is recessive

Dystonia with concurrent or subsequent parkinsonism, diurnal worsening of symptoms, dramatic response to levodopa

DYT-6 THAP1

8p11.21

  Adolescent Onset Primary;      Mixed Type

Autosomal Dominant

Adolescent onset, mostly segmental, rarely generalizes

DYT-7

18pter-p11.32

Adult Onset Focal Primary

Autosomal Dominant

Adult onset of focal dystonia (cervical dystonia, writers cramp, dysphonia, or blepharospasm)

  DYT-8  (PNKD)

2q34

Paroxysmal Nonkinesogenic Dyskinesia

Autosomal Dominant

Attacks of dystonia precipitated by stress, fatigue, alcohol, and chocolate

   DYT-9   (CSE)

1p34-p22

Paroxysmal Choreoathetosis     with Spasticity

Autosomal Dominant

Attacks of dystonia, episodic ataxia, and parasthesias, double vision, precipitated by exercise, stress, and chocolate; spastic paraplegia between attacks

DYT-10

16p11.2-q12.1

Paroxysmal Kinesogenic Dyskinesias

Autosomal Dominant

Attacks of dystonia brought on by sudden movements

EKD1, "paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis", PKC

DYT-11 SGCE

7q21.3

Myoclonus Dystonia

Autosomal Dominant

Rapid, jerk like movements, response to alcohol combined with variable degrees of dystonia

DYT-12 ATP1A3

19q13

Rapid Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism

Autosomal Dominant

Acute or subacute onset of dystonia in combination with parkinsonism

DYT-13

1p36.32-p36.12.13

Early and Late Onset Focal or Onset in Cranial-Cervical

Autosomal Dominant

Focal or segmental dystonia, segmental region in upper limbs; mild course

DYT-14

14q13

Dopa Responsive generalized dystonia

Autosomal Dominant

Early onset, leading to gait and postural abnormalities with generalized dystonia and parkinsonism and at autopsy, severe depigmentation (hypomelanization) of the large neurons of the substantia nigra and the locus ceruleus

DYT-15

18p11

dystonia 15, myoclonic

Autosomal Dominant

Tremor or rapid jerky movements resembling myoclonus starting in the first or second decade incomplete penetrance and variable response to alcohol

DYT-16 PRKRA

2q31.2

dystonia parkinsonism syndrome

Autosomal Recessive

Progressive, generalised, early-onset dystonia with axial muscle involvement, oromandibular (sardonic smile), laryngeal dystonia and, in some cases, parkinsonian features (Camargos 2008)

DYT-17

20p11.22-q13.12

Primary focal torsion dystonia

Autosomal Recessive

 Found using a genomewide search in a large  consanguineous Lebanese family with three affected individuals

DYT-18 SLC2A1

1p34.2

paroxysmal exertion-induced dyskinesia or paroxysmal exertion-induced dystonia

Autosomal Dominant

Episodic movement disorders, that may involve disrupted ion homeostasis due to defects in cell-surface channels or nutrient transporters in any cases, accompanied by epilepsy, mild developmental delay, reduced CSF glucose levels, hemolytic anemia with echinocytosis, and altered erythrocyte ion concentrations 

DYT-19

 

Might Exist

Autosomal Dominant

 

DYT-20

2q31

paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia 2

Autosomal Dominant

Characterized by attacks of involuntary movements, occurring spontaneously at rest, precipitated by caffeine, alcohol, stress, lasting from minutes to hours and occurring several times each day

DYT-21

2q14.3-q21.3

Uncategorized

Autosomal Dominant

 

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