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Abstract
A middle-aged Asian man had gait difficulty progressing over several years. His speech had gradually become slurred with involuntary tongue biting. He was the product of a consanguineous marriage with no other relevant family history. MR scan of brain showed bilateral caudate atrophy. Nerve conduction studies showed a predominantly sensory peripheral neuropathy. Serum creatine kinase was slightly elevated but electromyography showed no evidence of myopathy. Three consecutive peripheral blood films were negative for acanthocytes. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed a mutation in VPS13A gene, consistent with autosomal recessive chorea-acanthocytosis.
- DYSTONIA
- NEUROPATHY
- MOVEMENT DISORDERS
- NEUROGENETICS
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