title: Genetic considerations in movement disorders.
abstract: Certain genetic aspects of the movement disorders, including parkinsonism, dystonia, ataxia, chorea, tics, and others, are reviewed. Clinical features, diagnostic techniques, and laboratory tests of newly recognized inherited syndromes are discussed. Progress in linkage analysis in several disorders is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Wszolek
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002819:Chorea / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology