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Segregation analysis of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 1988

D A Greenberg, and A V Delgado-Escueta, and H M Maldonado, and H Widelitz
Southwest Regional VA Epilepsy Center, Wadsworth VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90073.

We examined the inheritance of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). We looked at both the trait of "epilepsy" and the trait of "epilepsy-plus-EEG abnormalities," since EEG abnormalities are frequently found in the clinically unaffected sibs of JME patients. We tested several modes of inheritance including the fully penetrant recessive and several two-locus models. We could reject all models tested (fully penetrant single-locus and two-locus models) when abnormal EEGs were classified as "unaffected." We could also reject the fully penetrant single locus models when family members with abnormal EEGs were considered "affected." We also rejected the two-locus model where the inheritance at both loci was dominant. The two-locus model where both loci showed recessive inheritance could not be rejected, nor could the model where one locus was dominant and the other recessive. Our results suggest that the underlying predisposition for JME is genetically determined and is partially reflected in the abnormal EEGs found in clinically unaffected family members.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008957 Models, Genetic Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of genetic processes or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Genetic Models,Genetic Model,Model, Genetic
D010375 Pedigree The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition. Family Tree,Genealogical Tree,Genealogic Tree,Genetic Identity,Identity, Genetic,Family Trees,Genealogic Trees,Genealogical Trees,Genetic Identities,Identities, Genetic,Tree, Family,Tree, Genealogic,Tree, Genealogical,Trees, Family,Trees, Genealogic,Trees, Genealogical
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002874 Chromosome Mapping Any method used for determining the location of and relative distances between genes on a chromosome. Gene Mapping,Linkage Mapping,Genome Mapping,Chromosome Mappings,Gene Mappings,Genome Mappings,Linkage Mappings,Mapping, Chromosome,Mapping, Gene,Mapping, Genome,Mapping, Linkage,Mappings, Chromosome,Mappings, Gene,Mappings, Genome,Mappings, Linkage
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D004831 Epilepsies, Myoclonic A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic. Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy,Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy,Myoclonic Encephalopathy,Myoclonic Epilepsy,Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy,Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy,Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy,Doose Syndrome,Dravet Syndrome,Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic,Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy,Encephalopathy, Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood,Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile,Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign,Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe,Epilepsy, Myoclonus,Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy,Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy,Myoclonic Seizure Disorder,Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy,Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy,Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile,Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic,Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic,Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies,Dravet Syndromes,Encephalopathies, Myoclonic,Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic,Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic,Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic,Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence,Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic,Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Myoclonic,Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence,Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic,Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic,Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies,Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies,Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy,Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies,Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies,Myoclonic Encephalopathies,Myoclonic Epilepsies,Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic,Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic,Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile,Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic,Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic,Myoclonic Seizure Disorders,Myoclonus Epilepsies,Myoclonus Epilepsy,Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic,Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic,Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies
D005787 Gene Frequency The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION. Allele Frequency,Genetic Equilibrium,Equilibrium, Genetic,Allele Frequencies,Frequencies, Allele,Frequencies, Gene,Frequency, Allele,Frequency, Gene,Gene Frequencies
D005799 Genes, Dominant Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE both in the homozygous and the heterozygous state. Conditions, Dominant Genetic,Dominant Genetic Conditions,Genetic Conditions, Dominant,Condition, Dominant Genetic,Dominant Gene,Dominant Genes,Dominant Genetic Condition,Gene, Dominant,Genetic Condition, Dominant
D005808 Genes, Recessive Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE only in the homozygous state. Conditions, Recessive Genetic,Genetic Conditions, Recessive,Recessive Genetic Conditions,Condition, Recessive Genetic,Gene, Recessive,Genetic Condition, Recessive,Recessive Gene,Recessive Genes,Recessive Genetic Condition
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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