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Chromosomal mapping of genetic loci controlling absence epilepsy phenotypes in the WAG/Rij rat.
Epilepsia - 1 Aug 2004
Gauguier Dominique, van Luijtelaar Gilles, Bihoreau Marie Thérèse, Wilder Steven P, Godfrey Richard F, Vossen Jo, Coenen Anton, Cox Roger D
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PURPOSE: The WAG/Rij rat is among the most appropriate models for the study of spontaneous childhood absence epilepsy, without complex neurologic disorders that are associated with some mouse models for absence epilepsy. Previous studies have allowed the identification of distinct types of spike-wave discharges (SWDs) characterizing seizures in this strain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the genetic...
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