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NEUROLOGY 2006;67:691-693
© 2006 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Dominantly transmitted focal dystonia in families of patients with musician’s cramp

A. Schmidt, MA, H. -C. Jabusch, MD, E. Altenmüller, MD, MA, J. Hagenah, MD, N. Brüggemann, MD, K. Hedrich, PhD, R. Saunders-Pullman, MD, MPH, S. B. Bressman, MD, P. L. Kramer, PhD and C. Klein, MD

From the Institute of Music Physiology and Musicians’ Medicine, Hanover University of Music and Drama, Hanover, Germany (A.S., H.-C.J., E.A.); Departments of Neurology (J.H., N.B., K.H., C.K.) and Human Genetics (K.H., C.K.), Lübeck University, Lübeck, Germany; Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (R.S.-P., S.B.B.); Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY (R.S.-P., S.B.B.); and Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR (P.L.K.).

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Christine Klein, Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany; e-mail: christine.klein{at}neuro.uni-luebeck.de

Musician’s dystonia is generally considered a sporadic disorder. We present three families with the index patient affected by musician’s dystonia, but other forms of upper limb focal task–specific dystonia (FTSD), mainly writer’s cramp, in seven relatives. Our results suggest a genetic contribution to FTSD with phenotypic variability, including musician’s dystonia.

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This work was supported by the Volkswagen Foundation, the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, and the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson’s Foundation, Inc.

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Received January 10, 2006. Accepted in final form April 20, 2006.






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