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A Novel Locus for Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus in French Families
1 Jul 2008
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS(+)) is a familial autosomal dominant entity characterized by the association of febrile and afebrile seizures. Mutations in 3 genes--the sodium channel alpha1 subunit gene (SCN1A), the sodium channel beta1 subunit gene (SCN1B), and the gamma2 GABA receptor subunit gene (GABRG2)--and linkage to 2 other loci on 2p24 and 21q22 have been identified in...
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