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Unusual EEG pattern linked to chromosome 3p in a family with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Neurology - 1 Aug 1998
Zara F, Labuda M, Garofalo P G, Durisotti C, Bianchi A, Castellotti B, Patel P I, Avanzini G, Pandolfo M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To map the gene causing an unusual EEG pattern of delta bursts that appears to segregate as an autosomal dominant trait in an Italian family. The EEG pattern was observed in four family members affected by idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and in six other clinically unaffected members. METHODS: All available family members underwent clinical and EEG examination. DNA samples were obtained and used...
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