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Cause of an inherited form of epilepsy discovered

June 21, 2012 by

Double-cortex syndrome primarily affects females and arises from mutations on a gene located on the X chromosome. Medical researchers have used a highly advanced microscope to discover how these mutations cause a malformation of the human brain.

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