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Dissecting the genetic basis of comorbid epilepsy phenotypes in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Genome medicine - 25 Oct 2019
Chow Julie, Jensen Matthew, Amini Hajar, Hormozdiari Farhad, Penn Osnat, Shifman Sagiv, Girirajan Santhosh, Hormozdiari Fereydoun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, developmental disability, and epilepsy are characterized by abnormal brain development that may affect cognition, learning, behavior, and motor skills. High co-occurrence (comorbidity) of NDDs indicates a shared, underlying biological mechanism. The genetic heterogeneity and overlap observed in NDDs make it...
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