Single Gene Mutation Responsible For 'Catastrophic Epilepsy'
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 22:28
in Health & Medicine
Catastrophic epilepsy -- characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism -- results from a mutation in a single gene, researchers report.
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