DYT7 Dystonia

Several families have been described with autosomal dominant, adult-onset, primary dystonia that is focal in distribution, affecting the neck region (known as familial torticollis). In a German kindred, the autosomal dominant disorder has been mapped to chromosome 18p. This genetic location (locus) has been designated as DYT7. However, other kindreds with familial torticollis have been excluded from the DYT7 (as well as the DYT1) regions and the responsible gene location has not yet been identified.

	Other Familial Primary Dystonias