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. 1988 Dec;25(12):827–830. doi: 10.1136/jmg.25.12.827

A syndrome of epilepsy, dementia, and amelogenesis imperfecta: genetic and clinical features.

J Christodoulou 1, R K Hall 1, S Menahem 1, I J Hopkins 1, J G Rogers 1
PMCID: PMC1051610  PMID: 3236364

Abstract

A family is described with six members affected by a syndrome of epilepsy, dementia, and amelogenesis imperfecta (Kohlschütter's syndrome). An autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance is established for this disorder.

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