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THE SCN2A gene is not a likely candidate for familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsy research - 1 Oct 2006
Maurer-Morelli Cláudia Vianna, Secolin Rodrigo, Marchesini Rafael Breglio, Santos Neide Ferreira, Kobayashi Eliane, Cendes Fernando, Lopes-Cendes Iscia
Abstract excerpt
A transgenic mouse model carrying a mutation in the Scn2a gene showed chronic focal seizures associated with extensive cell loss and gliosis in the hippocampus, a similar phenotype found in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE). Our objective was to test whether the human homolog of the...
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