Genetic screening of Scandinavian families with febrile seizures and epilepsy or GEFS+

Background –  Mutations in the three genes SCN1A, SCN1B and GABRG2, all encoding subunits of ion channels, have been known to cause generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) in families of different origin.

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