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Torsion Dystonia 17
A dystonia that is characterized by progressive dystonia, dysphonia, dysarthria and neck torticollis, and is caused by autosomal recessive inheritance of variation in the chromosome region 20p11.2-q13.12.
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Overview
A dystonia that is characterized by progressive dystonia, dysphonia, dysarthria and neck torticollis, and is caused by autosomal recessive inheritance of variation in the chromosome region 20p11.2-q13.12.
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