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Articles tagged "Dystonia: Genetics"

  • 2026 International Congress

    Investigating the Role of Biallelic EPG5 Variants in Parkinson’s Disease

    R. Torricelli, G. Cogan, B. Bustos, C. Tesson, T. Abramova, I. Keller Sarmiento, A. Hejnusova, V. Quintana Pena, A. Tan, T. Ong, S. Lim, H. Morris, J. Frost, C. Pinon, S. Lesage, A. Noyce, M. Periñan, J. Trinh, A. Brice, N. Mencacci (London, United Kingdom)

    Objective: Investigate EPG5 role in PD aetiology. Background: Disruption of the lysosome-autophagy pathway is a recurrent feature in Parkinson’s disease (PD). EPG5 bi-allelic loss-of-function variants have been…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Audit of Diagnostic Standards in the Dystonia Clinic

    E. Ryder, V. Lafort, O. Killian, C. Fearon, S. O'Riordan, L. Williams (Dublin, Ireland)

    Objective: To assess the utilisation of genetic testing in the dystonia clinic using the Zech score. Background: The diagnosis and categorisation of dystonia are primarily…
  • 2026 International Congress

    High Frequency of Pathogenic Variants in Neurodevelopmental Genes in Patients with Dystonia

    L. Welzel, M. Thomsen, G. Kilic-Berkmen, S. Loens, E. Lohmann, AH. Tan, S. Frank, A. Lang, J. Perlmutter, M. Möller, S. Franzenburg, SY. Lim, A. Münchau, HA. Jinnah, H. Busch, T. Bäumer, D., D., C. Klein, K. Lohmann (kamm,odorfer,pfister,zeuner,zittel)

    Objective: To systematically investigate the occurrence of pathogenic variants in genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in patients with dystonia. Background: Partially overlapping genetic causes…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Uncovering novel genomic alterations in dystonia using gene burden analysis

    A. Saini, M. Kumar, S. Sandeep, I. Singh, V. Chouhan, D. Radhakrishnan, A. Agarwal, D. Garg, A. Gupta, V. Vishnu, M. Singh, R. Bhatia, M. Faruq, A. Srivastava, B. Krishnamma, R. Rajan (New Delhi, India)

    Objective: To identify genomic alterations that are over-represented in the Indian dystonia cohort using gene burden analysis of rare variants. Background: Dystonia is a complex…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Genetic Predictors in Dystonia: A Phenotypic Analysis.

    N. Gowda, N. Kamble, V. Holla, R. Yadav, P. Pal (Bengaluru, India)

    Objective: To identify clinical predictors of genetic positivity in dystonia and to develop a phenotype-based predictive score to guide genetic testing. Background: Dystonia is a…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Effects of Psychiatric Symptoms on Dystonia Risk: a Prospective Cohort and Mendelian Randomization Study

    X. Zheng, Y. Yu, S. Wang, R. Ou, H. Shang, C. Li (Chengdu, China)

    Objective: To investigate the association between psychiatric symptoms and the risk of dystonia, and to explore potential causal effects using Mendelian randomization (MR). Background: Psychiatric…
  • 2026 International Congress

    A Novel VAC14 Variant Associated With Levodopa-responsive Generalized Dystonia

    G. Urciuolo, J. Yomtoob, T. Fonseca, T. Abramova, L. Kinsley, L. Verhagen, N. Mencacci (Rome, Italy)

    Objective: To report a novel VAC14 variant linked to levodopa-responsive dystonia. Background: VAC14 is essential for membrane trafficking, endosomal maturation and autophagy. Bi-allelic pathogenic variants…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Modifiers of Intergenerational Repeat Changes in X-linked Dystonia–Parkinsonism

    N. Endaya, S. Algodon, M. Brand, B. Laabs, R. Rosales, R. Jamora, C. Diesta, G. Saranza, N. Brüggemann, C. Klein, A. Westenberger (Lübeck, Germany)

    Objective: To investigate the effect of genetic modifiers of X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) on the relevant repeat across generations. Background: XDP is a rare neurodegenerative disorder…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome With a Novel Splice-Site Variant in the ATP13A2 Gene

    L. Zaripova, M. Sadekova, E. Nuzhnyi, N. Abramycheva, E. Fedotova, S. Illarioshkin (Moscow, Russian Federation)

    Objective: To report a patient with juvenile-onset parkinsonism harboring a novel homozygous splice-site variant in ATP13A2. Background: Kufor-Rakeb syndrome (KRS) is an ultra-rare form of…
  • 2026 International Congress

    A Rare Case of PLA2G6 Gene Related Early-Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism; What Not to Miss Clinically and Radiologically

    Y. Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Objective: PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration (PLAN) is a rare form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) leading to heterogeneous clinical manifestation including infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, atypical…
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