Genetic epidemiology of epilepsy or what do we tell families?

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2005, Pages 24-30

  Winawer, Melodie R ^a,b   Shinnar, Shlomo ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Febrile seizure; Genetic counseling; Genetics; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN ZYGOSITY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 33644792909     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.00354.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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