Types (exemples)
idiopathic generalized epilepsy
- adolescent-onset idiopathic generalized epilepsy
progressive myoclonic epilepsies
Epilepsy genes
Ion channels
potassium channels
sodium channels
chloride channels
calcium channels
- CACNB4
- CACNA1A
- CACNH1
GABA-A receptor subunits
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
- CHRNB2
- CHRNA4
- CHRNA2
Non-ion channels
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