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A new EF-hand containing gene EFHC2 on Xp11.4: tentative evidence for association with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Epilepsy research - 1 Jan 2000
Gu Wenli, Sander Thomas, Heils Armin, Lenzen Kirsten P, Steinlein Ortrud K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors play a major role in the etiology of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE). An oligogenic or polygenic predisposition is suspected in the majority of families with common IGE syndromes. It has been hypothesized that some IGE genes might increase the general level of neuronal exc...
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