@article{oai:hirosaki.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003558,
 author = {Kaneko, Sunao and Wada, Kazumaru and Okada, Motohiro and Kawata, Yuko},
 issue = {Suppl.},
 journal = {弘前医学},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {application/pdf, Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurring seizures. It is physiologically
characterized by abnormal, excessive and self-terminating discharges from neurons. Epilepsy affects more
than 0.5 % of the world's population and has a large genetic component. The most common human genetic
epilepsies display a complex pattern of inheritance and the identity of the susceptibility genes is largely
unknown. This article reviews recent progress made in molecular genetics of epilepsy, including our own
discovery of two novel mutations in the genes of autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy and
benign familial neonatal convulsions, and our mapping of the genetic locus of benign adult familial myoclonic
epilepsy. Pathogenesis of epilepsy as a channelopathy and perspectives of molecular genetic study of epilepsy
are also discussed., 弘前医学. 51(Suppl.), 1999, p.S99-105},
 pages = {S99--S105},
 title = {Epilepsy Genes : Excitement Traced to Ion Channels},
 volume = {51},
 year = {1999}
}