Novel Genetic Locus for Generalized Tonic Clonic Epilepsy within the Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Syndrome

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-9-3

Keywords:

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures, Myoclonic Seizures

Abstract

A genome-wide scan of a large family with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), seen at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, was conducted to test an hypothesis that 2 loci, one predisposing to generalized tonic clonic seizures (GTCS) and a second to myoclonic seizures (MS), would be present within the JME syndrome.

Published

2005-09-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders