Unusual EEG pattern linked to chromosome 3p in a family with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

doi:10.1212/wnl.51.2.493

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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

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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 mem...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Generalized
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Linkage
Genotype
Humans
Pedigree

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