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. 2018 Nov-Dec;18(6):356-362.
doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.18.6.356.

Genetics of Focal Epilepsies: What Do We Know and Where Are We Heading?

Piero Perucca  1
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Genetics of Focal Epilepsies: What Do We Know and Where Are We Heading?

Piero Perucca. Epilepsy Curr. 2018 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

This article is based on a lecture delivered at the 2017 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting and provides an overview of the growing evidence supporting the strong genetic contribution to focal epilepsies. This also discusses how advances in the molecular genetics of focal epilepsies are rapidly translating to routine clinical care.

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