Single locus mutations in mice expressing generalized spike-wave absence epilepsies.

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Studies in mutant mice are beginning to reveal important general principles regarding the heredity of the spike-wave cortical synchronization trait. First, a defect at a single gene locus is sufficient to produce a generalized spike-wave seizure disorder. Second, the EEG pattern itself is genetically heterogeneous, and can arise from mutations in at least five independent loci. Third, the intervening cellular...

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