[Epilepsy and genetics].

Abstract excerpt

The inheritance of epilepsy has been known since antiquity. Twin studies have shown that genes are important, particularly in primary generalised epilepsies, although the overall risk of epilepsy in offspring of parent with epilepsy is only approximately 6%. Many different protein structures control the normal activation of a brain neurone, and genes are responsible for the structure of these proteins. Mutations...

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