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Genetic basis of autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Rózycka Agata, Trzeciak Wiesław H
Abstract excerpt
In this review the current literature regarding autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is presented and discussed. This disease is caused by mutations of genes coding for subunits of neuronal acetylcholine receptor comprising the sodium/potassium ion channel. To date, three types of mutations of the gene encoding alpha4 subunit of acetylcholine receptor were described in multi-generation...
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