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[T-type calcium channel gene-CACNA1H is a susceptibility gene to childhood absence epilepsy].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2005
Lü Jian-jun, Zhang Yue-hua, Chen Yu-cai, Pan Hong, Wang Ju-li, Zhang Lei, Wu Hu-sheng, Xu Ke-ming, Liu Xiao-yan, Tao La-di, Shen Yan, Wu Xi-ru
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OBJECTIVE: Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is one of the most frequently recognized syndromes among the idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs). It is considered to be a hereditary disease. The possible inheritance pattern of CAE is polygenic. The genes responsible for CAE, however, have not yet been identified. The aim of this study was to further investigate based on the authors' recent work whether or not...
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