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Mutation of GABRA1 in an autosomal dominant form of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2002
Cossette Patrick, Liu Lidong, Brisebois Katéri, Dong Haiheng, Lortie Anne, Vanasse Michel, Saint-Hilaire Jean-Marc, Carmant Lionel, Verner Andrei, Lu Wei-Yang, Wang Yu Tian, Rouleau Guy A
Abstract excerpt
Although many genes that predispose for epilepsy in humans have been determined, those that underlie the classical syndromes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) have yet to be identified. We report that an Ala322Asp mutation in GABRA1, encoding the alpha1 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric ac...
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