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Genetic basis of the human epilepsies.
Epilepsy research - 1 Sept 1999
Gardiner R M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors contribute to aetiology in up to 40% of patients with epilepsy. Over 100 single gene Mendelian disorders include epilepsy as one component of what is usually a complex neurological phenotype, but the majority of idiopathic or primary epilepsies display a 'complex' non-Mendelian pattern of inheritance. There have been significant recent advances in understanding the genetic basis of inherited...
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