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Genetic influences on myoclonic and absence seizures.
Neurology - 9 Dec 2003
Winawer M R, Rabinowitz D, Pedley T A, Hauser W A, Ottman R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between genotype and phenotype in idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) using a novel approach that focuses on seizure type rather than syndrome. METHODS: The authors evaluated whether the genetic effects on myoclonic seizures differ from the genetic effects on absence seizures. For this purpose, they studied 34 families containing 2 or more members with IGEs and assessed...
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