epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 2

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Disease Overview

Any epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the ADRA2B gene.

Synonyms

ADRA2B epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic
FAME2
benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy 2
cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy, familial, 2
cortical myoclonus and epilepsy, autosomal dominant
epilepsy, familial ADULT myoclonic, 2
epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic caused by mutation in ADRA2B
epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, 2
epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic, type 2

GARD Disease Summary

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OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.