The genetics of human epilepsy.

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In recent years genetic discoveries have shown the central role of ion channels in the pathophysiology of idiopathic epilepsies. Uncommon epilepsy syndromes that have monogenic inheritance are associated with mutations in genes that encode subunits of voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels. For voltage-gated ion channels, mutations of Na(+), K(+) and Cl(-) channels are associated with forms of generalized...

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