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EFHC1 mutation in Indian juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patient

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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the most common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) and is genetically heterogeneous. Mutations in EFHC1 cause JME. Because about 2 million people in India… Click to show full abstract

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the most common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) and is genetically heterogeneous. Mutations in EFHC1 cause JME. Because about 2 million people in India are affected by JME alone, we investigated the prevalence of mutations in the EFHC1 gene in the Indian population with JME. We studied 63 patients with JME and 80 healthy controls.

Keywords: jme; myoclonic epilepsy; efhc1 mutation; juvenile myoclonic

Journal Title: Epilepsia Open
Year Published: 2017

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