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Twisting mice move the dystonia field forward

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

A common form of the hyperkinetic movement disorder dystonia is caused by mutations in the gene TOR1A (located within the DYT1 locus), which encodes the ATPase torsinA. The underlying neurobiological mechanisms that result in dystonia are poorly understood, and progress in the field has been hampered by the absence of a dystonia-like phenotype in animal models with genetic modification of Tor1a a. In this issue of the JCI, Liang et al. establish the first animal model with a dystonic motor phenotype and link torsinA hypofunction to the development of early neuropathological changes in distinct sensorimotor regions. The findings of this study will likely play an important role in elucidating the neural substrate for dystonia and should stimulate systematic neuropathological and imaging studies in carriers of TOR1A mutations.

Publiceringsår

2014

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

2848-2850

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volym

124

Issue

7

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

The American Society for Clinical Investigation

Ämne

  • Neurosciences

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Translational Neuroendocrinology
  • Brain Repair and Imaging in Neural Systems (BRAINS)

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0021-9738