A genetic study of the human low-voltage electroencephalogram.

doi:10.1007/BF00210751

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A genetic study of the human low-voltage electroencephalogram.

Human genetics - 1 Jan 2000

Anokhin A, Steinlein O, Fischer C, Mao Y, Vogt P, Schalt E, Vogel F

Abstract excerpt

The studied phenotype, the low-voltage electroencephalogram (LVEEG), is characterized by the absence of an alpha rhythm from the resting EEG. In previous studies, evidence was found for a simple autosomal-dominant mode of inheritance of the LVEEG. Such a polymorphism in brain function can be used...

Topics

Aging
Alpha Rhythm
Brain
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Phenotype
Seizures

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