Article
Suggestion of a major gene for familial febrile convulsions mapping to 8q13-21.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 1996
Wallace R H, Berkovic S F, Howell R A, Sutherland G R, Mulley J C
Abstract excerpt
Febrile convulsions affect 2 to 5% of all children under the age of 5 years. These convulsions probably have a variety of causes, but a genetic component has long been recognised. A large and remarkable family is described in which febrile convulsions appear to result from autosomal dominant inhe...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pedigree
- Seizures, Febrile