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Discovery of gene mutation which causes epilepsy and mental retardation - but only in women
news-medical.net May 12, 2008
An Australian and British research team have discovered a gene mutation that causes epilepsy and mental retardation but only in women. ... The condition, known as Epilepsy and Mental Retardation limited to Females (EFMR), is found only in particular families and only...
Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability In Women
medicalnewstoday.com May 13, 2008
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia.The world-first discovery, published in Nature Genetics, shows that although men...
Mutant gene causing epilepsy, intellectual disability in women discovered
keralanext.com May 13, 2008
London, May 13 (ANI): Making the world's first discovery, scientists at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have found a mutated gene that causes epilepsy and intellectual disability in women. This breakthrough discovery has also shown that...
Mutant Gene In Women Causes Epilepsy, Retardation
redorbit.com May 12, 2008
Why women only? The mystery deepensA mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia.The world-first discovery, published today in...
Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women
physorg.com May 12, 2008
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide`s Women`s & Children`s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia. ... A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind...
Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability in Women
newswise.com May 12, 2008
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia. ... Keywords GENETICS MEDICINE EPILEPSY INTELLECTUAL...
Mutant gene involved in female epilepsy
abc.net.au May 12, 2008
Researchers in Adelaide have discovered the mutant gene responsible for epilepsy in women. ... The discovery came after scientists, including lead researcher Dr Leanne Dibbens, identified a number of families in which only females suffered from epilepsy and intellectual...
Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability In Women
sciencedaily.com May 12, 2008
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women. The new discovery, published in Nature Genetics, shows that although men carry the 'bad' gene, only women are affected. ... ScienceDaily (May 12, 2008) — A mutated gene...
Aust researchers discover epilespy mutant gene
abc.net.au May 12, 2008
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers in Adelaide have discovered a mutant gene responsible for epilepsy in women. The team from the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital has had its findings published in the journal Nature Genetics.
Gene finding offers epilepsy hopes
abc.net.au May 12, 2008
Researchers say they have found a mutated gene linked with epilepsy and mental retardation in women. ... It is hoped the findings could lead to prenatal screenings. Senior medical scientist at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital Leanne Dibbens says the findings...
'Mutation' behind female brain disease
news.com.au May 11, 2008
THE male sex chromosome appears to have saved men from suffering a rare but debilitating brain disorder passed down through generations to women only. ... Australian researchers have become the first to unearth the genetic cause of a hereditary disease that triggers...
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