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Striatal Degeneration 2
A multiple system atrophy characterized by hyperkinetic movements, mainly chorea, resulting from dysfunction of the basal ganglia that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PDE10A gene on chromosome 6q27.
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Overview
A multiple system atrophy characterized by hyperkinetic movements, mainly chorea, resulting from dysfunction of the basal ganglia that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the PDE10A gene on chromosome 6q27.
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