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The prevalence of Familial Mediterranean Fever common gene mutations in patients with simple febrile seizures.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 1 Jan 2014
Ozen F, Kocak N, Kelekci S, Yildirim I H, Hacimuto G, Ozdemir O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Febrile seizures (FS) represent the most common form of childhood seizures that occurs in 2-5 % of the children younger than 6 years. There have been many recent reports on the molecular genetic and pathogenesis of FC. It has been recognized that there is significant genetic component for susceptibility of FC with different reported mutation. FEB1, FEB2, FEB4, SCNA1, SCNA2, GABRG2 and IL-1β are...
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