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Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy maps to chromosome 4q13.2-q21.3.
Neurology - 12 Jun 2007
Hedera P, Blair M A, Andermann E, Andermann F, D'Agostino D, Taylor K A, Chahine L, Pandolfo M, Bradford Y, Haines J L, Abou-Khalil B
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PURPOSE: To report results of linkage analysis in a large family with autosomal dominant (AD) familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE). BACKGROUND: Although FMTLE is a heterogeneous syndrome, one important subgroup is characterized by a relatively benign course, absence of antecedent febrile seizures, and absence of hippocampal sclerosis. These patients have predominantly simple partial seizures (SPS) and...
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