Mode of inheritance of idiopathic generalized non-myoclonic epilepsy in families investigated by studying affected members with idiopathic epilepsy with tonic-clonic crises on waking, in Antioquia, Colombia;Modo de herencia de epilepsia idiopatica generalizada no mioclonica en familias pesquisadas a traves de probandos afectados de epilepsia idiopatica con crisis tonicoclonicas del despertar en Antioquia, Colombia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 768-771

  Arcos Burgos, M ^a  

^a Epilepsy Section   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Antioquia; Colombia; Idiopathic epilepsy; Inheritance; Tonic clonic crises

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODOMINANCE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTASIS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032948867     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2808.98250     Document Type: Article

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