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Epilepsy
Research from Magna Graecia University has provided new data on epilepsy
November 19th, 2007
In this recent article published in the journal Epilepsia, scientists in Italy conducted a study "To report in detail the electroclinical features of a large family in which we recently identified a missense mutation (M145T) of a well-conserved amino acid in the first transmembrane segment of domain I of the human SCN1A. We showed that the mutation is associated with a loss of SCN1A function The family originates from southern Italy and contains 35 members spread over four generations." "Of the 14 affected individuals, the 13 still living members (7 males, mean age 36.6 +/- 20.4) underwent a complete electroclinical evaluation All 13 affected family members had...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2007-11-19)
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