Genetics of Absence Epilepsy and Febrile Seizures

In a large family with epilepsy studied at the University of Melbourne, Australia, FS in 18 children were inherited as autosomal dominant with 75% penetrance (GABA receptor subunit mutation on chromosome 5), and absence epilepsy in 8 required the GABA gene on chromosome 5 interacting with a possible...

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 2003-01-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/1546