Suggestive evidence for a new locus for epilepsy with heterogeneous phenotypes on chromosome 17q

: Siren A, Polvi A, Chahine L, Labuda M, Bourgoin S, Anttonen AK, Kousi M, Hirvonen K, Simola KOJ, Andermann E, Laiho A, Soini J, Koivikko M, Laaksonen R, Pandolfo M, Lehesjoki AE

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

: 2010

: Epilepsy Research

: EPILEPSY RESEARCH

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.09.022

Conclusions: Our findings suggest complex inheritance of seizure susceptibility in the family with contribution from three loci, including a possible new locus on chromosome 17q. The underlying molecular defects remain unknown. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.