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The goal of genetic testing for hereditary neurological diseases is to determine whether or not a patient has the disease, or is likely to develop it. Determining the molecular cause of a neurological disease can open the door to individually tailored treatment and medical care, and allow families to avoid invasive and often costly testing and procedures.

Articles on neurology

  • Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures

    Epilepsy (generalized) with febrile seizures is a complex autosomal dominant disorder characterized by generalized febrile convulsions. Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive event occurring in 2-6% of the population. The lifetime prevalence of febrile seizures is estimated at 3-4% of all…

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  • BioMannosido - Biomarker for Alpha-mannosidosis disease

    Alpha-mannosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder of the Glycoprotein family of diseases and is closely related to Mucopolysaccharidoses. The goal of this study is to identify and validate a new biochemical marker from the plasma of affected patients helping to benefit other patients by an…

    Article with topic Biomarker, Bone, skin & immune, Neurology
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  • Myofibrillar myopathy

    Myofibrillar myopathies (MFM) are group of neuromuscular diseases characterized by slowly progressive weakness that can involve both proximal and distal muscles. MFM primarily affects skeletal muscles and in some cases cardiac muscle. The signs and symptoms of MFM vary widely among affected…

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  • Muscular dystrophy

    Muscular dystrophies are inherited neuromuscular diseases characterized by weakness and wasting due to muscle dysfunction. Age of onset, severity, progression and histopathological findings are variable between different subtypes of muscular dystrophies. Muscular dystrophies include a heterogeneous…

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  • Childhood absence epilepsy

    Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a form of hereditary pediatric epilepsy, characterized by very frequent absence seizures. This formusually soccurs in children between the ages of 4 and 10 years and in most cases has a good prognosis. CAE accounts for 10-17% of all cases of epilepsy diagnosed in…

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