We report a large myoclonus-dystonia (M-D) pedigree with a two-base pair deletion in Exon 5 of the epsilon-sarcoglycan gene. Three individuals had onset after age 40 years. Distal myoclonus of the arms was present in all 20 symptomatic mutation carriers. These findings expand the known phenotype of M-D and require revision of the current diagnostic criteria. Five of 14 asymptomatic mutation carriers who inherited the mutation from their mother showed minimal axial dystonia, arguing against a maternal imprinting mechanism.

DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242880.49051.1f
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