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Genetic testing in the epilepsies--report of the ILAE Genetics Commission.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2010
Ottman Ruth, Hirose Shinichi, Jain Satish, Lerche Holger, Lopes-Cendes Iscia, Noebels Jeffrey L, Serratosa José, Zara Federico, Scheffer Ingrid E
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In this report, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Genetics Commission discusses essential issues to be considered with regard to clinical genetic testing in the epilepsies. Genetic research on the epilepsies has led to the identification of more than 20 genes with a major effect on susceptibility to idiopathic epilepsies. The most important potential clinical application of these discoveries is...
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