Gene mutation causes severe epilepsy, febrile seizures in thousands of infants worldwide
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 13:56
in Health & Medicine
SALT LAKE CITY -- University of Utah medical researchers have identified a gene with mutations that cause febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome in some of the most vulnerable patients -- infants 6 months and younger.