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torsion dystonia 13 (DYT13) - Clinical Profile, Genes & Research | Kisho | Kisho

Rare Disease

torsion dystonia 13

MONDO:0011886

Also known as:DYT13primary dystonia with mixed phenotypeprimary torsion dystonia with predominant craniocervical or upper limb onset

Overview

DYT13 type primary dystonia is characterized by focal or segmental dystonia with cranial, cervical, or upper limb involvement.

GeneticsAutosomal dominant

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include: Torticollis, Writer's cramp, Limb dystonia, and Oromandibular dystonia and 3 more.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Brain and nerves	4	Limb dystonia, Oromandibular dystonia, Torsion dystonia
Muscles

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for torsion dystonia 13 has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for torsion dystonia 13.

162 publications have been identified in PubMed for torsion dystonia 13. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (20%), Clinical Trial Publication (20%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (19%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Research summaries	32	20%

Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

OMIM:607671

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:98807

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:10537

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