Dopamine receptor and Gα(olf) expression in DYT1 dystonia mouse models during postnatal development.

BACKGROUND:DYT1 dystonia is a heritable, early-onset generalized movement disorder caused by a GAG deletion (ΔGAG) in the DYT1 gene. Neuroimaging studies and studies using mouse models suggest that DYT1 dystonia is associated with dopamine imbalance. However, whether dopamine imbalance is key to DYT...

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Main Authors: Lin Zhang, Deirdre M McCarthy, Nutan Sharma, Pradeep G Bhide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4393110?pdf=render