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Evaluation of susceptibility loci in an extended pedigree with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape - 1 Mar 2008
Klein Karl Martin, Preisig-Müller Regina, Knake Susanne, Hamer Hajo M, Oertel Wolfgang H, Neubauer Bernd A, Daut Jürgen, Rosenow Felix
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Evaluation of the loci 2q36, 3q26, 5q34 and 14q23 in a German family with autosomal dominant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). METHODS: A linkage analysis was performed including 10 family members (six affected, three unaffected, one probably affected), for the loci 2q36, 3q26, 5q34 and 14q23. Subsequently, a sequence analysis of the inward rectifier potassium channel gene KCNJ13 at 2q37 was carried...
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