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Unverricht-Lundborg progressive myoclonus epilepsy in Oman.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Apr 2008
Santoshkumar Balagopal, Turnbull Julie, Minassian Berge A
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the clinical, electrophysiologic, and genetic features of Omani Arab patients suspected of manifesting the Unverricht-Lundborg form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Ten patients (five boys, five girls; mean age at onset, 10.2 years) were evaluated. Unverricht-Lundborg disease was confirmed in all by detection of dodecamer repeat expansion mutations in the EPM1 gene. There was no correlation between...
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