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Candidate gene analysis of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor type 4 (GRM4) in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 15 Nov 2003
Izzi Claudia, Barbon Alessandro, Toliat Mohammad Reza, Heils Armin, Becker Christian, Nürnberg Peter, Sander Thomas, Barlati Sergio
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary factors play a major role in the genetically complex etiology of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Linkage studies in families of JME probands suggest a susceptibility locus (EJM1) for idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) in the chromosomal region 6p21.3 near the HLA region. The gene encoding the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 4 (GRM4) has been localized within the EJM1-region and represents a...
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