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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

 

Genetic Nomenclature in Movement Disorders Study Group

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Have questions? Contact the group’s MDS Staff Liaison, Andrew Juliot, at ajuliot@movementdisorders.org.

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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