Gene defects in idiopathic epilepsy.

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Idiopathic epilepsies are mainly due to genetic factors. In most cases the mode of inheritance is either oligogenic or multifactorial. Only a few rare idiopathic epilepsies are single gene disorders. Monogenic epilepsies offer the chance to identify genes/gene families which might also be involved in the aetiology of common forms of the disease. The genetic basis of two monogenic epilepsies have recently been...

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