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Duplications of 17q12 can cause familial fever-related epilepsy syndromes.
Neurology - 15 Oct 2013
Hardies Katia, Weckhuysen Sarah, Peeters Elke, Holmgren Philip, Van Esch Hilde, De Jonghe Peter, Van Paesschen Wim, Suls Arvid
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: After we identified a 17q12 duplication cosegregating in a 4-generation family with genetic or generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+), we aimed to determine the frequency of 17q12 genomic rearrangements in GEFS+ and a wide spectrum of other epilepsy phenotypes. We furthermore describe seizure prevalence in previously reported patients with a 17q12 duplication or deletion. METHODS: We...
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