Hereditary febrile seizures: phenotype and evidence for a chromosome 19p locus.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981012)79:5<354::aid-ajmg5>3.0.co;2-j

Back to search

Article

Hereditary febrile seizures: phenotype and evidence for a chromosome 19p locus.

American journal of medical genetics - 12 Oct 1998

Kugler S L, Stenroos E S, Mandelbaum D E, Lehner T, McKoy V V, Prossick T, Sasvari J, Swannick K, Katz J, Johnson W G

Abstract excerpt

The occurrence of febrile seizures (FSs) in large autosomal dominant FS kindreds makes possible accurate delineation of the pure clinical phenotype of hereditary FS among secondary FS cases, and the identification of gene loci causing susceptibility to FS. Recently FS gene loci on chromosomes 8 a...

Topics

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Infant
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype
Seizures, Febrile

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.