Catalog

Dystonia due to homocystinuria

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Link to WHO Definition

Dystonia due to homocystinuria – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1510667702

This is dystonia – a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions – due to an autosomal recessive disorder, homocystinuria, which alters the normal metabolism of the amino acid methionine. Abnormally high blood levels of homocystine are present in blood plasma and urine.