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First Molecular Diagnosis of a Patient with Unverricht-Lundborg Disease in Korea.
Yonsei medical journal - 1 Aug 2018
Kim Ki Hoon, Song Ju Sun, Park Chan Wook, Ki Chang Seok, Heo Kyoung
Abstract excerpt
Unverricht-Lundborg disease (ULD) is a form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy characterized by stimulation-induced myoclonus and seizures. This disease is an autosomal recessive disorder, and the gene CSTB, which encodes cystatin B, a cysteine protease inhibitor, is the only gene known to be associated with ULD. Although the prevalence of ULD is higher in the Baltic region of Europe and the Mediterranean,...
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