کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3052392 1579927 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Focal epilepsy of probable temporal lobe origin in a Gypsy family showing linkage to a novel locus on 7p21.3
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Focal epilepsy of probable temporal lobe origin in a Gypsy family showing linkage to a novel locus on 7p21.3
چکیده انگلیسی
We aimed to characterise the phenotype and perform genetic studies in a family of Roma/Gypsy ethnicity, affected by epilepsy. The mean age at onset of epilepsy was 9 years and seizures persisted into adulthood. Antecedent febrile convulsions were rare. Seizure semiology and EEG findings suggested mesial temporal lobe origin with no evidence of hippocampal sclerosis. Seizures frequently generalised. Family structure suggested autosomal-dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance. Linkage analysis identified a single novel locus on 7p21.3, corresponding to the expected maximum in the family. Previously reported temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) loci were definitely excluded. The minimal shared haplotype of 2.4 cM (1.3 Mb) was not observed in other affected families or controls from the same population. Three brain-expressed validated genes in the critical region represent potential candidates. We have identified an epilepsy syndrome with temporal lobe seizures commonly evolving to generalised convulsions. Linkage to 7p21.3 adds up to a total of five currently known FTLE loci.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Epilepsy Research - Volume 96, Issues 1–2, September 2011, Pages 101-108
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