Article
Major patterns of human inheritance: relevance to the epilepsies.
Epilepsia - 1 Jan 1994
Bird T D
Abstract excerpt
An understanding of the basic principles of human inheritance patterns is necessary to appreciate the variety and complexity of genetic influences in the epilepsies. The various modes of human inheritance include single gene (mendelian), chromosomal, mitochondrial, and multifactorial/polygenic. R...
Topics
- Child
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Epilepsy
- Extrachromosomal Inheritance
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetics, Medical
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Biology
