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The lack of association between febrile convulsions and polymorphisms in SCN1A.
Epilepsy research - 1 Apr 2003
Chou I-Ching, Peng Ching-Tien, Tsai Fuu-Jen, Huang Chao-Ching, Shi Yi-Ru, Tsai Chang-Hai
Abstract excerpt
Febrile convulsions (FCs) represent the majority of childhood seizures, and patients have a genetic predisposition to their development. The genetic susceptibility to FCs seems to involve multiple genes in most instances. Recent studies provided evidence that mutations in SCN1A represent the most frequent cause of generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus an autosomal-dominant epilepsy syndrome. SCN1A...
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