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Dystonia due to glutaric acidaemia

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Link to WHO Definition

Dystonia due to glutaric acidaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1838798024

This is dystonia – a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions – due to glutaric acidemia type I, where an abnormal metabolism of the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan leads to toxic levels of metabolic byproducts.