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A Novel Intronic Mutation in the DDP1 Gene in a Family With X-linked Dystonia-Deafness Syndrome
Author(s) -
Mario Ezquerra,
Jaume Campdelacreu,
Esteban Muñoz,
Eduardo Tolosa,
M. J. Martí
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneur.62.2.306
Subject(s) - frameshift mutation , genetics , missense mutation , exon , dystonia , mutation , nonsense mutation , gene , biology , rna splicing , splice site mutation , gene mutation , alternative splicing , rna , neuroscience
X-linked dystonia-deafness syndrome (Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome) is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by hearing loss and dystonia. So far, 7 mutations in the coding region of the DDP1 gene have been described. They consist of frameshift, nonsense, missense mutations or deletions.

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