Epilepsy Linked To Genetic Defect On Chromosome 15
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Scientists find link between genetic defect on chromosome 15 and epilepsy. A subset of patients with epilepsy lack a certain part of this chromosome. The loss of small chromosomal segments, called microdeletions by geneticists, has previously not been connected with common disorders.