No Evidence for THAP1/DYT6 Variants as Disease Modifiers in DYT1 Dystonia

June 2011 in “ Movement Disorders ”

Christoph Kamm, Nils Uflacker, Friedrich Asmus … Katja Lohmann

Studysummary THAP1 gene changes do not affect DYT1 dystonia; finasteride may help reduce tics and OCD in Tourette syndrome.

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