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Implantation of Osmotic Pumps and Induction of Stress to Establish a Symptomatic, Pharmacological Mouse Model for DYT/PARK-ATP1A3 Dystonia
Published on: September 12, 2020
[Recent advances of genetic research on paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesias]
Xun-hua Li1, Su-qin Chen, Yi-ming Wang
1Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, 510089 People's Republic of China. ywzhong@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis/dyskinesias (PKC/PKD) is one of the most common types of praoxysmal dyskinesia. It is characterized by recurrent episodic dystonia and/or choreoathetotic attacks triggered by sudden voluntary movement. Some patients have a history of febrile infantile convulsion. PKD commonly occurs sporadically or as an autosomal-dominant familial trait with variable penetrance. It has been linked to 16p12-q12 or 16q13-q22 loci in various families of different populations, which suggests a genetic heterogeneity. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of PKD await further elucidation, although ion channelopathy is suggested as a probable underlying etiology. Here, the recent advances of the genetic research on PKD will be reviewed.
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