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Evidence of linkage to chromosome 5p13.2-q11.1 in a large inbred family with genetic generalized epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Aug 2018
Kinay Demet, Oliver Karen L, Tüzün Erdem, Damiano John A, Ulusoy Canan, Andermann Eva, Hildebrand Michael S, Bahlo Melanie, Berkovic Samuel F
Abstract excerpt
The clinical genetics of genetic generalized epilepsy suggests complex inheritance; large pedigrees, with multiple affected individuals, are rare exceptions. We studied a large consanguineous family from Turkey where extensive electroclinical phenotyping revealed a familial phenotype most closely resembling juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. For a subject to be considered affected (n = 14), a diagnostic...
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