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Genetic screening of Scandinavian families with febrile seizures and epilepsy or GEFS+.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2008
Selmer K K, Egeland T, Solaas M H, Nakken K O, Kjeldsen M J, Friis M L, Brandal K, Corey L A, Undlien D E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the three genes SCN1A, SCN1B and GABRG2, all encoding subunits of ion channels, have been known to cause generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) in families of different origin. OBJECTIVE: To study the occurrence of mutations in these genes in families with GEFS+ or a GEFS+ resembling phenotype of Scandinavian origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed linkage analysis in...
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