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- Title
Childhood absence epilepsy: genes, channels, neurons and networks.
- Authors
Crunelli, Vincenzo; Leresche, Nathalie
- Abstract
Childhood absence epilepsy is an idiopathic, generalized non-convulsive epilepsy with a multifactorial genetic aetiology. Molecular-genetic analyses of affected human families and experimental models, together with neurobiological investigations, have led to important breakthroughs in the identification of candidate genes and loci, and potential pathophysiological mechanisms for this type of epilepsy. Here, we review these results, and compare the human and experimental phenotypes that have been investigated. Continuing efforts and comparisons of this type will help us to elucidate the multigenetic traits and pathophysiology of this form of generalized epilepsy.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2002, Vol 3, Issue 5, p371
- ISSN
1471-003X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrn811