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Complex inheritance and parent-of-origin effect in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Brain & development - 1 Mar 2006
Pal Deb K, Durner Martina, Klotz Irene, Dicker Elisa, Shinnar Shlomo, Resor Stanley, Cohen Jeffrey, Harden Cynthia, Moshé Solomon L, Ballaban-Gill Karen, Bromfield Edward B, Greenberg David A
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BACKGROUND: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is an idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) with complex inheritance. Previous studies have suggested maternal inheritance and female excess in IGEs but have not been specific for JME. We investigated evidence for maternal inheritance, female excess and patterns of familial seizure risk in a well-characterized sample of JME families. METHODS: We ascertained 89...
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