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Perspectives: Clues in Mapping Epilepsy Genes

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Soon it will be possible to practice medicine at a molecular level and identify gene products by mapping genes for a growing number of diseases, including the epilepsies. The chromosomal locations of about 900 structural genes are now known, representing less than 2% of the total 50 000 genes estimated for man (McKusick [50]). In addition, 500 anonymous DNA segments have been mapped to specific human chromosomes and many of these human genes have sequence variations, making them useful linkage markers.

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Delgado-Escueta, A.V., Greenberg, D.A., Treiman, L. (1989). Perspectives: Clues in Mapping Epilepsy Genes. In: Beck-Mannagetta, G., Anderson, V.E., Doose, H., Janz, D. (eds) Genetics of the Epilepsies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95553-2_24

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