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Myoclonic Dystonia 34
A dystonia characterized by childhood-onset dystonia primarily involving the hands and neck, with a fast tremor with superimposed myoclonus that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the KCNN2 gene on chromosome 5q22.
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Overview
A dystonia characterized by childhood-onset dystonia primarily involving the hands and neck, with a fast tremor with superimposed myoclonus that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the KCNN2 gene on chromosome 5q22.
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