A De Novo Mutation in Causes Generalized Dystonia in 2 Unrelated Children

Dystonia is often associated with the symmetrical basal ganglia lesions of Leigh syndrome. However, it has also been associated with mitochondrial ND mutations, with or without Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. The m.14459G>A mutation in ND6 causes dystonia with or without familial Leber heredit...

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Main Authors: Yasemin Gulcan Kurt MD, Jorida Çoku MS, H. Orhan Akman PhD, Ali Naini PhD, Jesheng Lu PhD, Kristin Engelstad MS, Michio Hirano MD, Darryl C. De Vivo MD, Salvatore DiMauro MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Child Neurology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2329048X15627937