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																		 Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive
 
																		 
																		
																	 
																		 
																		
																	 
																			
																					
	"Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A heterogeneous group of primarily familial EPILEPSY disorders characterized by myoclonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, ataxia, progressive intellectual deterioration, and neuronal degeneration. These include LAFORA DISEASE; MERRF SYNDROME; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSIS; sialidosis (see MUCOLIPIDOSES), and UNVERRICHT-LUNDBORG SYNDROME.
    
			 
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D020191 |  
						| MeSH Number(s) | C10.228.140.490.375.130.650 C10.228.140.490.493.063.650 |  
						| Concept/Terms | Myoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressiveMyoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressiveEpilepsies, Progressive MyoclonicEpilepsy, Progressive MyoclonicProgressive Myoclonic EpilepsiesProgressive Myoclonic EpilepsyMyoclonic Epilepsy, ProgressiveProgressive Myoclonus EpilepsiesEpilepsies, Progressive MyoclonusEpilepsy, Progressive MyoclonusMyoclonus Epilepsies, ProgressiveProgressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
 Atypical Inclusion-Body DiseaseAtypical Inclusion-Body DiseaseAtypical Inclusion Body DiseaseAtypical Inclusion-Body DiseasesInclusion-Body Disease, AtypicalInclusion-Body Diseases, Atypical
 Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian AtrophyDentatorubral-Pallidoluysian AtrophyAtrophies, Dentatorubral-PallidoluysianAtrophy, Dentatorubral-PallidoluysianDentatorubral Pallidoluysian AtrophyDentatorubral-Pallidoluysian AtrophiesNaito-Oyanagi DiseaseNaito-Oyanagi DiseasesHaw River SyndromeHaw River SyndromesRiver Syndromes, HawNaito Oyanagi DiseaseAtaxia, Chorea, Seizures, And Dementia
 Action Myoclonus-Renal Failure SyndromeAction Myoclonus-Renal Failure SyndromeAction Myoclonus Renal Failure SyndromeMyoclonus-Nephropathy SyndromeMyoclonus Nephropathy SyndromeMyoclonus-Nephropathy SyndromesSyndromes, Myoclonus-Nephropathy
 Biotin-Responsive EncephalopathyBiotin-Responsive EncephalopathyBiotin Responsive EncephalopathyBiotin-Responsive EncephalopathiesEncephalopathies, Biotin-ResponsiveEncephalopathy, Biotin-Responsive
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive" by people in Profiles. 		
					
								
								Bassuk AG, Wallace RH, Buhr A, Buller AR, Afawi Z, Shimojo M, Miyata S, Chen S, Gonzalez-Alegre P, Griesbach HL, Wu S, Nashelsky M, Vladar EK, Antic D, Ferguson PJ, Cirak S, Voit T, Scott MP, Axelrod JD, Gurnett C, Daoud AS, Kivity S, Neufeld MY, Mazarib A, Straussberg R, Walid S, Korczyn AD, Slusarski DC, Berkovic SF, El-Shanti HI. A homozygous mutation in human PRICKLE1 causes an autosomal-recessive progressive myoclonus epilepsy-ataxia syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 2008 Nov; 83(5):572-81. | 
																	
																		
																			
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