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Molecular genetics of Dravet syndrome.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Apr 2011
De Jonghe Peter
Abstract excerpt
Before the advent of molecular genetics, the nature of Dravet syndrome remained largely obscure, and arguments in favour of either an acquired origin, such as the occurrence of Dravet syndrome after vaccination, or an inherited origin, such as the occurrence of epilepsy in relatives, were formulated. In 2001 we demonstrated that the majority of Dravet patients have a genetic cause due to loss-of-function...
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