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Ubiquity Press, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 0(5), p. 298, 2015

DOI: 10.5334/tohm.251

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Myoclonus in Ataxia–Telangiectasia

Journal article published in 2015 by Pichet Termsarasab, Amy C. Yang, Steven J. Frucht
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Background: Various movement disorders can be found in ataxia–telangiectasia (AT), including ataxia, dystonia, chorea, and myoclonus, but myoclonus has rarely been described as the predominant feature in AT. Case Report: We report two AT patients with prominent myoclonus, illustrating an unusual presentation of this disorder. Sequencing of the ATM gene in the first patient revealed a homozygous truncating mutation, c.5908C >T (p.Q1970*) in exon 38 of the ATM gene, which has been previously reported as a founder mutation in the Costa Rican population. Discussion: Myoclonus can be a predominant or presenting feature in AT, even without dystonia