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The idiopathic epilepsies are:
These idiopathic generalised epilepsy syndromes are common, accounting for 60% of all cases of epilepsy.
They are complex genetic diseases with a multi-gene mode of inheritance.
The genetic contribution to the idiopathic generalised epilepsies can be understood from the following statistics:
To date no genes for idiopathic generalised epilepsy have been identified.
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