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Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy with a mutation in the CHRNB2 gene.
Epilepsia - 1 Mar 2008
Díaz-Otero Fernando, Quesada Mar, Morales-Corraliza José, Martínez-Parra Carlos, Gómez-Garre Pilar, Serratosa José M
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE; MIM 600513) has been associated with mutations in the genes coding for the alfa-4 (CHRNA4), beta-2 (CHRNB2), and alpha-2 (CHRNA2) subunits of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) and for the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). A four-generation ADNFLE family with six affected members was identified. All affected members presented the...
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