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Neurology 2003;60:1381-1385
© 2003 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy

Genetic heterogeneity and allelism with ADCME F.A. de Falco, MD, P. Striano, MD, A. de Falco, MD, S. Striano, MD, R. Santangelo, MD, A. Perretti, MD, P. Balbi, MD, M. Cecconi, MS and F. Zara, PhD

From the Department of Neurology (Drs. F.A. de Falco and Santangelo), Loreto Nuovo Hospital, Naples; Epilepsy Center and Service of Neurophysiopathology, Department of Neurological Sciences (Drs. P. Striano, A. de Falco, S. Striano, Perretti, and Balbi), Federico II University, Naples; Laboratory of Human Genetics (Dr. Cecconi), Galliera Hospitals, Genoa; and Operative Unit for Neuro-Muscular Diseases (Dr. Zara), "G. Gaslini" Institute, Genoa, Italy.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Fabrizio de Falco, Via dei Mille 59, Naples, Italy; e-mail: defalco{at}tin.it

Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME) has been mapped to chromosome 8q24; however, genetic heterogeneity has been recently suggested. The authors report a clinical and electrophysiologic study of two Italian BAFME families showing linkage to chromosome 2p11.1-q12.2. Their report supports the evidence of non-Japanese families with BAFME and suggests a possible allelism with the recently described autosomal dominant cortical myoclonus and epilepsy syndrome.




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