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Family Studies on the Genetics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (Epilepsy with Impulsive Petit Mal)

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Genetics of the Epilepsies

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The key to success in genetic studies seems to lie in defining simple clinical criteria which appear to be genetically homogeneous. With respect to epilepsy, which is certainly not a nosological entity based on one single criterion, the purpose is therefore to define clinical subtypes which are characterized by as few simple and calculable criteria as possible.

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  1. Neurologische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, D-1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    D. Janz, M. Durner, G. Beck-Mannagetta & G. Pantazis

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  1. Neurologische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, D-1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Gertrud Beck-Mannagetta M.D. (Assistant Professor of Neurology) & Dieter Janz M.D. (Professor of Neurology) (Assistant Professor of Neurology) &  (Professor of Neurology)

  2. Dight Laboratories, University of Minnesota, 400 Church Street S.E., 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    V. Elving Anderson M.D. (Professor of Genetics and Cell Biology) (Professor of Genetics and Cell Biology)

  3. Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie, Universität Kiel, Schwanenweg 20, D-2300, Kiel, Germany

    Hermann Doose M.D. (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Janz, D., Durner, M., Beck-Mannagetta, G., Pantazis, G. (1989). Family Studies on the Genetics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (Epilepsy with Impulsive Petit Mal). 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_7

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