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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

 

Genetic Nomenclature in Movement Disorders Study Group

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Purpose

The purpose of this study group is to provide recommendations for revising the current nomenclature for genetically determined movement disorders in order to resolve or minimize problems that are sources of confusion and perpetuate misinformation.

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Leadership

Christine Klein
Christine Klein
Co-Chair

Connie Maras
Connie Marras
Co-Chair

Steering Committee:          

  • Sarah Camargos
  • Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari
  • Christos Ganos
  • Kishore Kumar
  • Anthony Lang
  • Lara Lange
  • Katja Lohman
  • Diana Olszewska
  • Malco Rossi
  • Carolyn Sue
  • Bart Van de Warrenburg

Publications

Revision to Nomenclature of Genetically Determined Movement Disorders

A paper describing our proposed revision to the nomenclature of genetically determined movement disorders was published in the April 2016 issue of Movement Disorders. The lists of these entities is contained in the paper and are updated periodically.

Updates to the original lists (Last Updated: October 2022):

Member Feedback
Prior to submission we solicited feedback from MDS members on our proposal and many thoughtful comments were gratefully received.  Many ideas were incorporated into the paper, and responses of the study group to the comments are summarized here.

 

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ANO10-Related Spinocerebellar Ataxia: MDSGene Systematic Literature Review and a Romani Case Series

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Nomenclature of Genetic Movement Disorders: Recommendations of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Task Force – An Update

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Relationship of Genotype, Phenotype, and Treatment in Dopa-Responsive Dystonia: MDSGene

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Genotype-phenotype relations in primary familial brain calcification (PFBC)

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Genotype–Phenotype Relations for the Atypical Parkinsonism Genes: MDSGene Systematic Review

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Genotype-phenotype relations for isolated dystonia genes: MDSGene systematic review

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Nomenclature of Genetically Determined Myoclonus Syndromes: Recommendations of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Task Force

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MDSGene: Closing Data Gaps in Genotype-Phenotype Correlations of Monogenic Parkinson's Disease

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Genotype-phenotype relations for the Parkinson's disease genes SNCA, LRRK2, VPS35: MDSGene systematic review

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The genetic nomenclature of recessive cerebellar ataxias

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Genotype‐phenotype relations for the Parkinson's disease genes Parkin, PINK1, DJ1: MDSGene systematic review

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Nomenclature of genetic movement disorders: Recommendations of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society task force

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Reply letter to Jinnah “Locus pocus” and Albanese “Complex dystonia is not a category in the new 2013 consensus classification”: Necessary evolution, no magic!

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Launching the movement disorders society genetic mutation database (MDSGene)

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Fixing the broken system of genetic locus symbols: Parkinson disease and dystonia as examples

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