title: Mutations in the THAP1 gene are responsible for DYT6 primary torsion dystonia.
abstract: We report the discovery of a mutation in the THAP1 gene in three Amish-Mennonite families with mixed-onset primary torsion dystonia (also known as DYT6 dystonia). Another mutation in a German family with primary torsion dystonia suggests that THAP1 mutations also cause dystonia in other ancestry groups. We demonstrate that the missense mutation impairs DNA binding, suggesting that transcriptional dysregulation may contribute to the phenotype of DYT6 dystonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gavarini
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saunders-Pullman
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Michelle E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: Susan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Bressman
authors.forename: Laurie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ozelius
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000235:genetics*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020125:Mutation, Missense / Q000502:physiology*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C474080:THAP1 protein, human