Dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity in cerebrospinal fluid of idiopathic torsion dystonia.
Since a postmortem biochemical study and a genetic linkage study of idiopathic torsion dystonia suggested possible involvement of dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH), we determined CSF DBH activities of Jewish and non-Jewish patients with childhood-onset idiopathic torsion dystonia and found no differences from a control population.
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Department of Neurology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D004422:Dystonia Musculorum Deformans / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase