Dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity in cerebrospinal fluid of idiopathic torsion dystonia.

Park, D H; Kang, U J; Moskowitz, C B; Burke, R E; Joh, T H; Fahn, S · Neurology · 1990

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Since a postmortem biochemical study and a genetic linkage study of idiopathic torsion dystonia suggested possible involvement of dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH), we determined CSF DBH activities of Jewish and non-Jewish patients with childhood-onset idiopathic torsion dystonia and found no differences from a control population.

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